October 2006 Tom & Julie Kaiser are the 2006 YC winners

October 2006
Tom & Julie Kaiser are the 2006 YC winners

SVF ACQUIRES PROPERTY
from Shullsburg Creamery
a message from J. Gordon Toyne co-CEO
Published Monthly by:
Swiss Valley Farms, Co.
P.O. Box 4493
Davenport IA 52808
563.468.6600 FAX 563.468.6613
www.swissvalley.com
Nancy Feeney
Editor/ Member Relations Mgr.
Karen Bohnert
Member Relations Assistant
Swiss Valley Farms, Co. will produce,
distribute and sell value-added, quality
products for our:
Customers & Consumers
Owner/Members
Workforce
Swiss Valley Board Officers
President
Donald Peterson....................................Cashton, WI
Vice President
Randy Schaefer....................................Blue Grass, IA
Secretary
Pam Bolin................................................Clarksville, IA
Treasurer
James Schmitt.............................................Sherrill, IA
I
am pleased to announce that
in order to accommodate the
growing demand for Swiss
Valley products, Swiss Valley
Farms, Co. recently acquired the
property and facilities from the
Shullsburg Creamery in Shullsburg,
Wisconsin. Your cooperative has
experienced steady growth in
demand during the past several
years, and this acquisition supports
plans for further expansion.
The purchase, effective
September 14, includes a dairy
foods plant, a cold storage
warehouse, a dry storage facility
and a waste water treatment facility,
all located on 18 acres on the west
side of Shullsburg. An exciting part
of all this is that these facilities are
practically brand new, all built in
the last 7 years.
Shullsburg Creamery will
continue to lease part of the cold
storage warehouse from Swiss
Valley Farms.
According to Shullsburg’s major,
Lance McNaughton, this sale marks
a remarkable turnaround for his
town that faced the loss of its largest
employer just eight months ago when
Shullsburg Creamery and its related
entities filed for receivership and
ceased cheese production.
I am pleased that the purchase of
this excellent facility is such a good
fit for this cooperative as well as a
huge economic boost to the town of
Shullsburg.
In the coming months, we will
bring you the details of our plans for
this property and how it will benefit
your cooperative.
Swiss Valley Directors
Loyde M. Beers.......................................Eastman, WI
Donald Berlage......................................Elizabeth, IL
Steve Klug.....................................Spring Grove, MN
Dale Humpal.........................................Ridgeway, IA
Donald Kowalski....................................Wausau, WI
Francis Leibfried..................................Cuba City, WI
G. Joe Lyon....................................................Toledo, IA
Jeff Nimtz............................................Monticello, WI
Jim Oelfke............................................Hamburg, MN
Patrick Schroeder..............................Lancaster, WI
William Strief..................................................Farley, IA
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SWISS VALLEY FARMS DAIRYMAN

A LIFETIME OF DELIVERING MILK
by Nancy Feeney
Bob Fluegel, right, stands with his brother Tom in front of one of his old
DIVCO trucks that he used when he delivered milk in the ‘60’s.
It would seem that Bob Fluegel was
literally born to deliver milk. His
father, Sam, was himself a longtime
milk delivery person, driving the horsedrawn
milk wagon house to house in Rock
Island, Illinois. Bob has fond memories
as a young boy of riding around with his
father in that wagon, helping him with
his deliveries.
At 12, Bob got his first job, dipping
ice cream in the front of the Downing’s
Dairy ice cream plant in Rock Island,
Illinois. By the time Bob was in high
school, he was inside the plant making
the ice cream.
He graduated from high school in
’43 and married his sweetheart, Phyllis,
in ’45. They had two daughters, Carol
and Helen. In ’46, he took a job with
Midvale Dairy in Moline, where they
milked only Guernsey cows. In ’58, he
took a job delivering milk for Sanitary
Dairy in Rock Island.
In ’59, he started his own milk
distribution business and called it
Fluegel’s Dairy Foods, Inc. He still runs
this business today at the age of 81. But a
lot has happened between now and then
with working six–plus days a week and
raising his family.
Bob bought his first DIVCO (Detroit
Industrial Vehicle Company) delivery
truck in ’59 with $10,000 he talked the
bank into lending to him. Considered
collector’s items now, these trucks were
designed for multi-stop deliveries and
they allowed the driver to operate them
from a standing position. Bob still has
that old milk delivery truck along with
two others DIVCO’s that he used in his
day. They are parked in various spots on
his 100-acre farm in Andalusia, Illinois.
His daughter Carol is trying to talk him
into letting her put one up for sale on
eBay to see what it would bring.
Sanitary was later bought by Land O’
Lakes and then purchased by Mississippi
Valley Milk Producers Assn., Swiss Valley
Farms’ forerunner, in 1978. That is the
first time Bob began delivering milk for
Swiss Valley Farms.
Milk Delivery Stories
Bob delivered dairy products to
individual homes until 20 years ago,
when his business went to wholesale only.
But in the 25 years he delivered milk to
people’s homes, he collected a few good
stories. Bob remembers delivering milk
for many years to a “house of ill repute”
in downtown Rock Island. The “madam”
paid him by pulling cash out of her
lingerie. “My next delivery after this was
to a nunnery,” he laughs. He delivered
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FLUEGEL BROTHERS continued
milk to all the fire stations in the area.
“They would occasionally let me slide
down their fire poles, just to see what it
was like.”
Bob recalls helping one of his
customers solve a dog-chasing problem.
“The woman rode around the block
with me in my DIVCO and back to her
house. When her dog came running out
to chase my truck, the woman leaned out
of my truck and threw a pitcher of water
on her dog. It worked.”
His daughter Carol remembers an
interesting stop. “You told us about the
time you entered a house and heard
a woman swearing and yelling your
name. You found her pinned against her
bedroom wall by her mattress. She had
been trying to turn the mattress over
when it fell and pinned her to the wall.”
Wife Phyllis remembers the huge
ring that held hundreds of keys to all the
homes he delivered to. “Milk men had
to let themselves into the homes to get
access to the refrigerators. And he knew
which keys belonged to whom, even
though they weren’t all labeled.”
“They were in order,” Bob says with
a grin.
Delivering milk on a wholesale route
can have some interesting moments,
too.
In recent years, Bob recalls stopping
off at a small town restaurant to make
his usual delivery only to discover
that the entire place was full of Grim
Reaper motorcycle gang members. The
restaurant owner intercepted him at the
back door and said, “Just act normal and
you’ll be fine.”
During an early morning run in Rock
Island, he discovered a frost-covered body
in the middle of a downtown street. “The
person was alive. I drug him off the road
and called the police.”
First Vacation
He recalls that he and Phyllis took
their first vacation in 1980; a bus trip to
New York. “Three days into the vacation,
we’re sitting by a hotel pool when I get
paged for a phone call. Two of my drivers
had just quit.” Don Downing, now a
Swiss Valley Farms area sales manager,
recalls that he and several other sales
personnel took the route over and made
the deliveries while Bob finished his
well deserved vacation. “He hasn’t taken
another vacation since,” Don says.
Even at age 81, Bob still works six
days a week delivering milk to stores,
Bob Fluegel, 81, continues to deliver milk six-plus days a week.
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SWISS VALLEY FARMS DAIRYMAN

milk delivery career provides scores of memories
restaurants, schools and hospitals. He
works from 6:30 a.m. to 4 or 5 p.m. On
Sunday, he works a few hours picking up
a load of milk, getting ready for Monday’s
deliveries.
Bob’s brother, Tom, who is 16 years
younger, started working with him six
years ago. Tom says that Bob has always
had the personal touch that keeps his
customers happy. “People come up to
me and say they remember when Bob
delivered milk to their house 30 and 40
years ago.”
The biggest change Bob has seen
over the decades is the way people act.
“It’s harder to please people than it used
to be.”
Bob and Phyllis still live on their little
farm in Andalusia, where they plant corn
and soybeans. Bob can still see one of his
old DIVCO trucks parked back behind
the summer garden, where it brings back
memories of a different time.
Good job, Bob!
A young Bob Fluegel delivers milk in the early days of his career.
“
Delivering milk on a
wholesale route can have
some interesting
moments, too.
“
PRODUCERS HONOR THEIR LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR
The dairy producers in northeast
Iowa think so much of their
distributor that they gave him
an award.
Russ Ball, of Sumner, IA, runs Russ’s
Dairy and has been a distributor for
Swiss Valley Farms dairy products for
the past 28 years. He was honored this
summer to receive the 2006 Chickasaw
County Dairy Promoter Award at a
banquet in Fredericksburg, Iowa. This
was the second time he had received
this award in the past 2 years.
“I’ve worked with a lot of great
people at Swiss Valley,” Russ says. He
has also developed great relationships
with his customers over those 28 years
as well.
“Russ provides good, old fashioned
customer care,” says Karen Curran, the
SVF sales rep who has worked with Russ
for many years. “He has the ability to
build good, long lasting relationships.”
“I see the same faces in the stores and
schools year after year,” he says. “That’s
what I like best about my job, getting out
and seeing the people.”
Over the years, Russ says, “I’ve had
it all happen to me, the good, the bad
and the ugly. I even sacked groceries for
one customer in Fayette on a particularly
busy day at the store!”
Russ works five days a week along
with his son, Isaiah. “Isaiah substitutes
the routes and works afternoons and
nights,” Russ says. “He also works for
me while I am off watching the Iowa
Hawkeyes.”
In addition to Isaiah, Russ has grown
twin daughters, Allison and Ashley.
Russ Ball climbs into his delivery truck early one summer morning.
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cover story
THE KAISER FAMILY OF CUBA CITY
by Nancy Feeney
The 2006 Outstanding Young
Cooperator Contest winners
both come from large families
and strong dairy backgrounds. Tom
and Julie Kaiser have incorporated
both of these loves into their lives and
are now living large in Cuba City,
Wis.
There are no complaints coming
from their four sons, Kyle, 15; Kevin,
14; Scott, 11, and Benjamin, 6.
Everyone enjoys the cows and life on
the farm.
Julie is the oldest of six children
and is the third generation on this
farm. Her parents are Swiss Valley
Farms members David and Mary
Jane Busch. Her brother, Jim Busch,
is another co-op member in the area.
Her grandfather, Jack Busch, built
the barn as well as the house and all
the farm buildings. In his spare time,
Jack was in a popular local orchestra
and Julie proudly displays the one
vinyl album that the orchestra made
together.
Tom hails from a family of nine
and his parents are Merlin and Bernita
Kaiser. Prior to moving to the 158-
acre Busch home farm in ’99, Tom
“
Everyone enjoys
the cows
and life on the farm.
and Julie farmed in Hazel Green,
Wis., where Tom was a herdsman
for two farms. All the registered
Brown Swiss they now milk came
from David Busch’s herd, plus Tom
and Julie brought their Holsteins.
“We wouldn’t be where we are today
without the help my parents gave us,”
Julie says.
Since this move, it is now a
closed herd. They are happy to say
they have been Johnnes free for the
last two years. They received their
six-year Quality Award from Swiss
Valley Farms at last winter’s district
“
The four Kaiser sons, Kyle, 15; Kevin, 14; Scott, 11, and Benjamin, 6, enjoy working with the cows.
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SWISS VALLEY FARMS DAIRYMAN

newest YC winners have strong dairy tradition
meeting.
In addition to dairying, they
farrow to finish 65 sows a year and
sell 600 to 700 pigs a year.
All their sons help out on the farm
in some capacity. Kevin also helps out
on his Uncle Jim’s farm on occasion.
“These cows are spoiled,” Tom says
as the cows gather around and stick
their heads up for pats and scratches.
Youngest son Benjamin hops on the
back of his favorite cow, which seems
to welcome the familiarity. Besides
helping out on the farm, the older
boys are active in basketball, baseball
and football.
These young producers have
come up with a way to boost their
milk production and income. Over
the winter, they milk three times a
day, at 6 a.m., 2 p.m. and 10 p.m.
In addition to the increase in milk,
it promotes high quality milk and
2006 YC WINNERS, TOM & JULIE KAISER
healthier animals.
This schedule gives them free time
in the evenings to attend their sons’
numerous sporting events. When the
weather gets warm, they go back to
the twice-a-day schedule.
Julie likes the 10 p.m. milking best
of all. “It is just the two of us milking
then. There are no interruptions and
no sales people. It’s a peaceful time.
We can talk,” she says.
Julie also manages a part-time job
off the farm as an elementary school
aide. “They call when they need me,”
she says.
Swiss Valley Farms will need both
Tom and Julie this fall when they
travel to Las Vegas to attend the 2006
NMPF Dairy Summit. Next year, they
will represent their cooperative on the
2007 National YC Advisory Board
when they go to Washington DC to
help plan that event, as well as speak
MARK YOUR
CALENDAR
The dates have been set
for the 2007 Swiss Valley
Farms YC Spring Break.
The event will be March 30-
31, Friday-Saturday, in Decorah,
Iowa. All co-op members between
and including the ages of 18 to
45 are invited to attend. A lively
schedule is being planned as well
as a Saturday spent at the NICC
Dairy Institute in Calmar, Iowa.
The 2007 Outstanding Young
Cooperator Contest also will be
held at this time, so YC’ers should
give some thought to participating
in this contest, which opens many
doors of opportunities for dairy
producers between the ages of 21
and 40. Don’t miss out!
with their legislators on key dairy
issues. They also are participating on
the Swiss Valley Farms YC Steering
Committee and will help to plan and
monitor that event in March.
RAPID MILK
TEST RESULTS
Member who would like to get
their milk test results can call our
toll free number:
800.397.7669
Our Dubuque office is staffed
with real people (no recordings)
on Monday through Friday 7:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturday
from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon.
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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
It’s time to meet the six talented young co-op members
who are the recipients of the 2006 Swiss Valley Farms
scholarships.
The judge for this year’s scholarship contest was Amber
DuMont, Manager of Communications and Education for
Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers in Reston, Virginia.
“Congratulations on having such a remarkable and popular
scholarship program,” Amber says.
Swiss Valley Farms was one of the first two cooperatives
picked to give out the $1,500 George Hansen Memorial
Scholarship to one of its members. This scholarship is only
for co-ops who are members of the Central Milk Producers
Cooperative, which was established by several Midwest
dairy cooperatives to obtain over-order value from the Class
I and Class II milk markets for their producer members.
MAUREEN KREGEL
of Gary and Darlene Kregel. This 2003 Clayton County Dairy
Princess is now a Dairy Science and Agricultural Business
major at Iowa State University. She attended Northeast Iowa
Community College in Calmar, Iowa for her first two years,
working at the NICC dairy. “I loved this job, because I enjoy
being in the barns working with the cows,” Maureen says.
Jenelle Laska, Winona, Minnesota, also receives a $1,000
agriculture scholarship. She is the daughter of Richard and
RYAN SCHAEFER
The winner of this George Hansen Memorial Scholarship
was Ryan Schaefer of Blue Grass, Iowa. A third-year veterinary
student at Iowa State University, Ryan is the son of Randy
and Kathy Schaefer. “I knew from watching the veterinarian
at home that I, too, wanted to become a production animal
veterinarian,” Ryan says. “With my help, animals can grow to
their greatest potential and in return provide a large net-return
for the farmer and his/her family.” Ryan is a 2004 graduate of
Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, where he was a Presidential
Scholar from 2000 – 2004.
Maureen Kregel, Guttenberg, Iowa, will receive a $1,000
Swiss Valley Farms agriculture scholarship. She is the daughter
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JENELLE LASKA
SWISS VALLEY FARMS DAIRYMAN

honoring six talented young co-op members
Sally Turpin, Elroy, Wisconsin, will receive a $500
agriculture scholarship. She is the daughter of Ronald and Ruth
Ann Turpin. Sally graduated Salutatorian of her 2006 Hillsboro
High School class. She is now attending the University of
Wisconsin in Madison, majoring in agricultural education.
“Growing up on a family dairy farm with my six siblings has
allowed me to develop a strong love of agriculture.”
Anthony Gaul, Colesburg, Iowa, will also receive a $500
agriculture scholarship. He is the son of Michael Gaul and is a
freshman at Loras College in Dubuque, where he studies prevet
medicine. “From the time I was about 8 years old, I have
helped on the dairy farm with every possible chore,” Anthony
says. “My goal is to become a large animal vet. In the last few
years the supply and demand of large animal vets has begun to
SALLY TURPIN
Carol Laska. She is a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin
at River Falls, studying Agriculture Business with a dairy
emphasis. “I chose this field because I want to stay involved
in agriculture, and would like to have the opportunity to meet
and work alongside a large variety of agriculturists,” Jenelle
says. “I owe my passion and dedication to agriculture to being
raised on our family dairy farm, where I have learned lifelong
skills and incredible knowledge.”
KATHRINE GILBERT
shift.”
Kathrine Gilbert, Iowa Falls, Iowa, was the 2003
Valedictorian of Iowa Falls High School. She is now a senior at
Iowa State University studying Food Science and is the winner
of the $500 Swiss Valley Farms scholarship for any field of
study.
She is the daughter of John and Beverly Gilbert.
“When I complete my bachelor’s degree, I will pursue
further education, possibly including a master’s degree in Food
Science or attending culinary school to become a Research Chef,”
Kathrine says. “I chose a career in Food Science because it allows
ANTHONY GAUL
me to combine my passion of food and knowledge of science to
positively impact agriculture and the food business .”
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SWISS VALLEY GALS
learn how to spread the good word
“No one cares how much you
know, until they know how
much you care.”
The Swiss Valley Gals learned that
this is very important when it comes to
spreading the word about agriculture
and how much dairy producers care
for their homes, farms and animals.
Representatives from Midwest
Dairy Association introduced
the “People Behind the Product”
campaign at the Swiss Valley Gals
meetings, held in September in
Dyersville, Iowa; Prairie du Chien,
Wisconsin, and Winona, Minnesota.
A wealth of information on the
Moenning. “Studies show you can
make the most favorable impression
on your audience if you are viewed
as competent, credible and likable,”
Donna says. “Consumers already
have high trust in dairy producers.
Tell them your story about how you
take care of your family, your land
and your cows. They will listen.”
This new “People Behind the
Product” program is designed to
stress these key messages:
• America’s dairy farmers are
dedicated to providing you with
wholesome, high-quality milk and
dairy products.
pasteurization, making them among
the most highly regulated and safest
foods available to consumers.
• Dairy farmers who live on or
near the land they farm understand
the importance of protecting the
natural resources. Dairy producers
depend on the land for their business
and the quality of life of their own
family.
The Swiss Valley Gals were
encouraged to “put a face on the
message” and get out in their
communities and talk to local groups,
such at the Chamber of Commerce or
Rotary or even something as simple
Donna Moenning, Director of industry Relations for Midwest Dairy Association; Swiss Valley Gals look over information; and Sherry Newell,
Industry Relations Representative for Midwest Dairy Association.
importance of dairy producers telling
their own story in their own words to
their neighbors and at local gatherings
was presented by Donna Moenning
and Sherry Newell, Industry Relations
representatives from Midwest Dairy
Association.
According to extensive marketing
research in the Midwest, consumers
want to connect with the people who
make the product. Dairy producers
are encouraged to step up to the plate
and share their personal stories with
these consumers, according to Donna
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• Dairy cows must be healthy
and well cared for in order to produce
pure, wholesome milk.
• Milk and dairy products
undergo a number of safety, quality
and sanitation procedures, such as
as their own quilting circle.
“If you don’t tell your side of the
dairy story, anti-farm and anti-dairy
people are more than happy to tell it
for you,” says Sherry Newell. “This
leads to consumer confusion and a
confused mind tends to say ‘No’.”
For more information on how you
can be a part of spreading the dairy
message in your community, log
onto: www.midwestdairy.com or call
1-800-642-3895 and ask to speak to
someone about, “The People Behind
the Product.”
SWISS VALLEY FARMS DAIRYMAN

STRONG SHOWING AT
World Dairy Expo
Swiss Valley Farms continues to
be recognized for outstanding
dairy products by capturing
awards in the beverage, cultured
and cheese categories at the 2006
World Dairy Expo, held in Madison,
Wisconsin. Every year hundreds
of product samples are submitted
in every dairy category, and each
category is judged by two tasting
experts within the industry.
Swiss Valley Farms won awards in
the following categories:
• First place for Swiss cheese, Luana,
IA
• First place for Nuefchatel cheese,
Luana, IA
• First place for Organic Valley organic
Blue cheese, Mindoro, WI
• Second place for Blueberry yogurt,
Cedar Rapids, IA
• Second place for Light Cream,
Dubuque, IA
• Third place for Heavy Cream,
Dubuque, IA
Greg Rexwinkel, Vice President of
Dairy Operations, said: “These awards
are a tribute to the hard work and
dedication of all our plant employees.
The combination of our high quality
milk supply and commitment to
excellent in our plants has resulted
in some of the very best tasting dairy
products in the country.”
Swiss Valley Farms uses this
information in our Sales presentations
to customers to demonstrate the quality
of our products. Congratulations to
everyone involved for helping us stay
at the top of the industry in taste and
quality!
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COLORFUL T-SHIRTS FOR FALL!
Junior T-Shirts in Two-Tone Blue with
capped sleeves. Great for the young ladies.
These ladies’ sizes run VERY small.
S – XL = $9 2XL = $10
Light Yellow T-Shirts with SVF logo.
S – XL = $7.50
Red T-Shirts with SVF logo.
S – XL = $7.50 2XL & 3XL = $8.50
Brown T-Shirts with SVF name across front and
small cow logo on back below neckline “Better Cows.
Better Milk”. Darker brown cuffs and neck binding.
S, L & XL $9 3XL $10
Youth Sizes S-M $8
Light Blue Golf Shirts. Stripes on cuffs and
collar. Embroidered logo.
M – XL = $17 2XL = $19 3XL =$20
ITEM QTY SIZE PRICE TOTAL
Two-Tone Blue
Yellow
Red
Brown
Light Blue Golf
Sage Golf
Denim
Bonnie Mohr
Notecards
Wire cheese
cutters
Portfolio
Oven Mitts
Stocking Hat
Barbeque Tool Set
TOTAL AMOUNT ORDERED
ADD SHIPPING CHARGES
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE
Blue Denim Long Sleeve Shirts look great
anytime. Logo embroidered left front pocket.
Adult 2XL = $20 XL- S = $18
Sage Green Golf Shirts Still Available. Logo
embroidered left front.
Price: Adult 3XL, 2XL $25 S $22
“Swiss Valley Sunrise” note cards featuring the
Bonnie Mohr print: 10 cards in a pack. Great for “Thank
you’s” and invitations.
Price: 2 packs for $5
Blue and white oven mitts Reach up to the
elbow. Price: $3
Royal Blue Padded Portfolio with SVF logo
embossed on the top. Price: $4
White Plastic Cheese Wire with two cutting
sizes. SVF logo on the handle. Price: $2
SVF Stocking Cap warm, knit stocking caps, navy
blue with red stripes & SVF name woven into cuff.
Price: $5
Barbeque Tool Set large metal spatula, fork and
tongs in gift box. Price: $5
Shipping
Charges
Purchase Amount
Up to $20
$20.01 to $40
$40.01 to $60
$60.01 to $80
Over $80
Add
$5
$7
$8
$9
$10
SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO:
Swiss Valley Farms, Sales Items
P.O. Box 4493, Davenport, IA 52808
All prices include tax. Allow 3 weeks for delivery.

2006 DISTRICT MEETING SCHEDULE
plan now to attend your co-op meeting
Wednesday Dec 6
Time 12:00 Noon
District 15 Meeting
Director Loyde Beers
Father Baer Hall
Eastman, WI
Time 12:00 Noon
District 17 Meeting
Director Dale Humpal
Community
Presbyterian Church
Postville, IA
Time 7:30 pm
District 2 Meeting
Director
Francis Leibfried
Banfield’s Swiss Haus
Cuba City, WI
Time 8:00 pm
District 20 Meeting
Director Steve Klug
Good Times
Restaurant
Caledonia, MN
Thursday Dec 7
Time 12:00 Noon
District 23 Meeting
Director Jeff Nimtz
Cardinal Country Inn
Brodhead, WI
Time 12:00 Noon
District 21 Meeting
Director Pam Bolin
Doc’s
Clarksville, IA
Time 7:30 pm
District 1 Meeting
Director
Pat Schroeder
Eagle Creek Inn
Fennimore, WI
Time 7:30 pm
District 6 Meeting
Director G. Joe Lyon
Reinig Center
Toledo, IA
Friday Dec 8
Time 12:00 Noon
District 13 Meeting
Director
Randy Schaefer
Der Sommerkuche
Kalona, IA
Time 12:00 Noon
District 19 Meeting
Director
Don Kowalski
Ponderosa Steakhouse
Beaver Dam, WI
Monday Dec 11
Time 12:00 Noon
District 5 Meeting
Director Bill Strief
KC Hall
Cascade, IA
Time 12:00 Noon
District 16 &
Cumberland Meeting
Director
Don Peterson
Club 16
Sparta, WI
Time 7:30 pm
District 16 &
Cumberland Meeting
Director
Don Peterson
Club 16
Sparta, WI
Time 7:30 pm
District 4 Meeting
Director Jim Schmitt
New Vienna
Community Hall
New Vienna, IA
Tuesday Dec 12
Time 12:00 Noon
District 22 Meeting
Director Jim Oelfke
Hillcrest Cafe
Norwood, MN
Time 7:30 pm
District 3 Meeting
Director Don Berlage
Buck’s Barn
Thomson, IL
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TAKE A LOOK AT FIELD PERSONNEL & STATISTICS AT
SWISS VALLEY FARMS, CO.
Field Department & Procurement Division Directory
J. GORDON TOYNE V.P.
MEMBERSHIP & PROCUREMENT
LeClaire, IA 52753
Office: 563.468.6644
Home: 563.289.3535
NANCY FEENEY MEMBER RELATIONS
Bettendorf, IA 52722 Office: 563.468.6640
Home: 563.359.9100
KAREN BOHNERT MEMBER RELATIONS
East Moline, IL 61244 Office: 563.468.6641
Mobile: 563.320.2895
TIM GENTHE LAB & SAFETY MANAGER
803 S. School St. Office: 563.583.7669
Cuba City, WI 53807 Home: 608.744.3515
MARV THOMPSON
RAW MILK SALES & TRANSPORTATION
617 Monroe St.
Sparta, WI 54656
Office: 608.366.1770
Home: 608.269.4850
RON BRENNER FIELD SUPERVISOR
204 Goddard St. Office: 608.366.1770
LaCrosse, WI Home: 608.782.0012
THOMAS TEGELER FIELD SUPERVISOR
1320 1 1/2 St. S.W. Office: 563.583.7669
Dyersville, IA 52040 Home: 563.875.2059
DOUGLAS ANDERSON
451 Clayton Ave. W Home: 715.948.2183
Clayton, WI 54004
RANDY HEISEL
259 E. Lakeview Dr.
LaFarge, WI 54639
MIKE HOWALD
7105 N. Freeport Rd
Forreston, IL
Home: 608.625.2045
Home: 815.938.2651
FAX: 815.938.9151
Somatic Cell Range % of A Farms
0 - 100,000.......................................................2 %
100,001 - 200,000.......................................12 %
200,001 - 300,000......................................19 %
300,001 - 400,000......................................27 %
400,001 - 500,000.....................................16 %
500,001 and above...................................24 %
FRED IMDIEKE
36356 Roanoke Lane
Melrose, MN 56352
Home: 320.256.4932
KARA KOOPMANN
6142 Roller Coaster Rd. Plant: 563.563.7669
Epworth, IA 52045 Home: 563.876.3900
ROGER LENIUS
319 9th St.
Waverly, IA 50677
KEN LEY
225 S. Clifton
Livingston, WI 53554
LYNNE MELCHERT
117 Culver Rd. N.E.
Hopkinton, IA 52237
Office: 319.352.5463
Home: 319.352.5015
Plant: 608.348.3932
Home: 608.943.6240
Office: 563.926.2363
Home: 563.926.2794
JIM MURPHY
430 Linden
Home: 563.422.5789
West Union, IA 52175 Mobile: 563.380.0393
MARK J. PINCH
298 Rundell Rd.
Livingston, WI 53554
JIM SCHMITZ
202 Bechner St.
Greeley, IA 52050
Home: 608.943.6039
Plant: 563.583.7669
Office: 563.925.2321
Home: 563.925.2015
CHERYL ZABLOCKI-WAGNER
W1919 Hofa Park Dr Office: 920.822.2933
Seymour, WI 54165 Home: 920.822.2887
BOB ZIELSDORF
309 North Street
Sparta, WI 54656
Office: 608.366.1770
Home: 608.269.5452
Somatic Cell Range % of B Farms
0 - 100,000.......................................................2%
100,001 - 200,000.........................................5%
200,001 - 300,000......................................22%
300,001 - 400,000......................................12%
400,001 - 500,000.....................................19%
500,001 and above...................................40%
During the Month of August,
these Swiss Valley Farms
Members averaged below
100,000 for their somatic cell
count.
James Busch 99,000
George & Judy Cadden 73,000
Mike Deaver 75,000
Larry Gilbertson 93,000
Clara Harter 59,000
James Harter 59,000
Paul & Donna Hellenbrand 74,000
Hendel Farms 86,000
Robert & Patricia Horst 81,000
Bernard Jorstad 93,000
Robert Ketchum 86,000
Anthony Koopman 96,000
Brad Koopman 96,000
Cheryl Meier 76,000
Mike Meier 76,000
Randy Mikshowsky 94,000
Meryln Miller 89,000
Helen Nowaskey 87,000
Oat Hill 83,000
Breck Ward 70,000
Leighton Yoder 49,000
Swiss Valley Farms Welcomes
NEW MEMBERS
Chad Breuckman
Columbus, WI
Jim Bearman
Sumner, IA
Crossroads Dairy
Postville, IA
page 14
SWISS VALLEY FARMS DAIRYMAN

WHILE YOU WERE FARMING
August 2006 Board Minutes
The regular Board of Directors
meeting of Swiss Valley
Farms, Co. was held August
29, 2006 at the Dubuque Fluid Milk
Plant Board Room in Dubuque, IA.
President Donald Peterson, Cashton,
WI, called the meeting to order at
12:40 p.m. All Board members were
present except Donald Kowalski,
Wausau, WI. The Co-CEO Team of
J. Gordon Toyne and Donald Boelens
also were present.
The following business was
transacted:
Director Loyde Beers, Eastman,
WI, opened the meeting with the
invocation.
• The minutes of the July 25, 2006
Board of Directors meeting were read
and approved as read.
• Toyne addressed communications
to the Board.
• The Board approved to transfer
unclaimed dividend checks to the
scholarship fund.
• The Board approved to have Jim
Schmitt, Sherrill, IA, Pat Schroeder,
Lancaster, WI, and Don Berlage,
Elizabeth, IL serve as our voting
delegates for NMPF.
• The Board approved to have Boelens,
Toyne and Steve Klug, Spring Grove,
MN to serve as alternates.
• The Board approved to donate $500
to the Accelerated Genetics Dairy
judging contest.
• Toyne reviewed the chocolate milk
promotions.
• Toyne reviewed the antibiotic
program report.
• Walt Wosje from NMPF addressed
the Board.
• Directors’ concerns and comments
were addressed by Toyne.
• The Management and Financial
reports were presented by Boelens
and approved.
• Boelens reported on the comparative
milk report.
• Toyne reviewed pricing.
• The Board approved the capital
budget through August 29, 2006.
• The Executive Session was opened
and closed.
• Jim Allison, from Emmer and
Associates, gave an update.
• Toyne reported on CMPC.
• Randy Schaefer, Blue Grass, IA
gave an update on the Governance
Committee meeting.
Upon motion and second, the
meeting was adjourned at 3:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Pam
Bolin
SWISS VALLEY FARMS, CO ANTIBIOTIC PROGRAM
Effective March 15, 2004
Antibiotic Policy
If a member suspects antibiotics in his or her bulk
tank & calls a SWISS VALLEY FARMS field representative
to report this before dumping the milk:
•1st time in a calendar year, the coop will pay
80% of the milk.
•2nd & 3rd times in a calendar year, the coop
will pay 50% of the milk.
•Over 3 times in a calendar year, the coop will
pay zero.
On the 1st offense, if a member has purchased a
test kit and detects the positive antibiotic milk, SWISS
VALLEY FARMS, CO. will reimburse that member
$75.00 toward the cost of the test kit.
All claims must be received by the corporate office
for payment no later than 60 days after the milk was
dumped.
The earliest dated claim turned in will be paid at
80% payment.
If antibiotics are found to be present in a farm
truckload as a result of a screening test, the member
will NOT be paid for that shipment of milk, and will be
assessed as follows:
Full cost of net load
plus the cost of disposal.
Net load = total pounds on the load minus the member’s
pounds.
OCTOBER 2006 page 15

TOP 10 REASONS
to attend your 2006 district meeting
10. Annual financial review.
9. The latest dairy industry news & forecast.
8. Marketing report.
7. Goals & objectives for next year.
6. Question & Answer session with CEO.
5. Presentation from industry association (WMMB, MDA).
4. Great food (including lots of milk and cheese).
3. Cool attendance gifts.
2. Visit with fellow co-op members.
1. Better than the alternative (hauling manure!).
Mark your calendar to attend your 2006 District meeting. The dates run December 6-12th. For more information,
check out page 13. If you have any questions, contact your field representative.
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