February 2007 - Swiss Valley Farms

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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 page 14 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.......................................................5 % 100,001 - 200,000.......................................24 % 200,001 - 300,000......................................27% 300,001 - 400,000........................................27 % 400,001 - 500,000.........................................21 % 500,001 and above......................................11 % 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 JIM SCHMITZ 202 Bechner St. Greeley, IA 52050 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.........................................11% 200,001 - 300,000......................................13% 300,001 - 400,000......................................26% 400,001 - 500,000.....................................17% 500,001 and above...................................31% During the Month of December, these Swiss Valley Farms Members averaged below 100,000 for their somatic cell count. Chad Breuckman 74,000 Daniel Brimeyer 84,000 Derek Brimeyer 84,000 Don Brincks 51,000 George & Judy Cadden 70,000 Steven & Cheryl Chapman 54,000 Clarence Copus 97,000 Mike Deaver 50,000 Deetz Bros 98,000 Karen Dieter 97,000 Elmer Engelken 85,000 Michael Engelken 85,000 Scott Feldhacker 98,000 Jeff Fischels 93,000 Larry Gilbertson 66,000 Mike Haines 85,000 Brent Hellenbrand 68,000 Hodson-Dirksen Farms LLC 77,000 Robert & Patricia Horst 76,000 David Iverson 97,000 Bernard Jorstad 66,000 Edward Kabara 85,000 James Kabara 85,000 Kathryn Kabara 85,000 Robert Ketchum 71,000 Rich & Sandy Klosterman 91,000 Anthony Koopman 91,000 Brad Koopman 91,000 Gerald Kress 83,000 Koty Laufenberg 82,000 Cheryl Meier 54,000 Mike Meier 54,000 Randy Mikshowsky 90,000 Marvin Neldner 87,000 Oat Hill 78,000 Dennis & Chris Paszek 68,000 Kenneth & Marlus Schmitz 77,000 Philip Schneider 92,000 Paul & Jennifer Schumacher 96,000 Paul Sprosty 91,000 Kevin Statz 68,000 Larry & Liane Thompson 61,000 Leighton Yoder 59,000 SWISS VALLEY FARMS DAIRYMAN
WHILE WE WERE FARMING December 2006 Board Minutes The regular Board of Directors meeting of Swiss Valley Farms, Co. was held December 21, 2006 at the Dubuque Fluid Milk Plant Board Room in Dubuque, IA. President Donald Peterson, Cashton, WI, called the meeting to order at 9:40 a.m. All Board members were present, except Randy Schaefer, Blue Grass, IA. The Co-CEO Team of J. Gordon Toyne and Donald Boelens also were present. The following business was transacted: Director Pam Bolin, Clarksville, IA opened the meeting with the invocation. • The Board approved the Board agenda. • The minutes of the November 29, 2006 Board of Directors meeting were read and approved as read. • Toyne addressed communications to the Board. • The Board approved to nominate Bolin for Dairy Woman of the Year at the 2007 World Dairy Expo. • The Board approved to nominate Don Berlage, Elizabeth, IL and Schaefer to serve on the Chicago Division Board of MDA. • The Board approved to have G. Joe Lyon, Toledo, IA, Jim Schmitt, Sherrill, IA, Bolin and Schaefer to serve on the IA Division Board of MDA. • The Board approved to nominate Bolin & Schaefer to serve on the Iowa Dairy Nutrition Advisory Committee. • The Board approved to donate $100 to Camp Courageous of Iowa Campership Fund. • The Board approved to donate $150 for the MAC Education Foundation. • The Board approved to donate $150 to the Davenport Schools Great Minds Program. • Directors’ concerns and comments were addressed by Toyne. • The Management and Financial reports were presented by Boelens and approved. • The Board approved the 1st quarter write-offs. • The Board approved the cash patronage payment for March 15, 2007. • Toyne reported on the comparative milk report. • The Board approved the capital budget through December 21, 2006. • The Executive Session was opened and closed. • The Board approved to have the District Rep meeting be held in Dubuque on either March 27 or March 29. • Reports were given on district meetings. • The Board approved to donate $1000 for college student life-time membership in Dairy Shrine. • Toyne reported on CMPC. • Lyon and Bolin reported on the CLASSIFIED ADS FOR SALE: 30 grade Holsteins. Housed in a tie-stall barn. For more information, call Gene at 608.823.7950. MDA meeting. Upon motion and second, the meeting was adjourned at 1:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Pam Bolin WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Kevin Statz Cross Plains, Wis. Bert Henderson Castalia, Iowa FCS Ziegler Farms Waunakee, Wis. Hartman Dairy LLC Brookyln, Iowa Hidden Valley Farms, Inc. Belmont, Wis. Mark Schrock Riverside, Iowa Robert & Ornancy Schuster Zwingle, Iowa CORRECTION In the January 2007 Dairyman, we incorrectly listed the following farm under the new member list. It should read: Hodson-Dirksen Farms LLC Plymouth, Iowa Also, the following members were left off of the list: Jason Mueterthies Lawler, Iowa Bryan Mueterthies Lawler, Iowa We apologize for this error. FEBRUARY 2007 page 15
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