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HOARD’S DAIRYMAN Around the world of dairy VERNICE and Dan Moon, Monona, Iowa, have been named the third Robert “Whitey” McKown Master Breeder Award winner. The award will be presented Friday, October 7, at the beginning of the International Holstein Show. The Moondale prefix began in 1962 when Dan’s father, Vernice, began buying registered Holsteins. Since that initial purchase, the 50-cow herd has become a well- EXPO 30 September 10, 2011 Moons win McKown Master Breeder Award recognized breeding establishment throughout the Midwest and the nation. In the past 50 years, the Moons have bred 134 Excellent cows. Of those, 23 are Excellent 92; 11, EX-93; 5, EX-94; and 2, EX-95 with the highest being EX-95 4E. In addition, the herd has bred six Gold Medal Dams (GMD) and five Dams of Merit (DOM). For these efforts, the Moons are 17-year recipients of the Progres- Circle No. 17 on Reader Response Card by Hoard’s Dairyman staff sive Breeders Registry (PBR) Award by Holstein USA given annually to the nation’s top type and production herds. This past year, the Moon’s homebred herd averaged 112.4 breed age average (BAA) for type which ranked them in the top 25 herds overall in the nation no matter the herd size. At their most recent classification, they had a 113 BAA with 26 Excellent cows, 20 Very Good, with none lower. In the past, the Moondale herd ranked as high as fifth nationally for BAA, competing side by side with operations that have a higher percentage of purchased animals than the Moon family. Besides having outstanding type, the Moon’s Holsteins average over 25,000 pounds of milk. Today’s herd is managed by three generations of the Moon Family. They include: Vernice and his wife, Bev; Dan and his wife, Nancy. In addition, Dan and Nancy’s children, Kyle, Emily, and Ryan, also are involved with Moondale Holsteins. The cornerstone of the Moon herd is Moondale Mark Poppy, EX-94 5E, GMD. Poppy produced 325,000 pounds of lifetime milk and had three Excellent daughters with the highest being EX-95 3E. In all, there are six-, seven-, and eight-generation Excellent branches from the Poppy cow family. No stranger to the show ring, the Moons have won the Premier Breeder banner at the Iowa State Holstein Show for 16 of the past 19 years. Additionally, they have been Premier Breeder 11 times. Moondale Stephanie-TW, scored EX-95 2E, was most recently Grand Champion and Champion Bred and Owned at the 2009 Iowa State Holstein Show. In 2007, Stephanie was Reserve All-American 5-Year-Old Cow after placing second in her class at World Dairy Expo. That same year, they also bred an All-Canadian nomination. In 2008, Moondale was Premier Breeder and Exhibitor at the Midwest Fall National Show. The winner of the McKown Master Breeder Award is chosen by the members of the Klussendorf Association. The award honors a well-managed breeder herd who is successful showing and judging and emphasizes all qualities of the Klussendorf Award, including ability, character, endeavor, and sportsmanship. The Robert “Whitey” McKown Memorial Breeder Award was made possible by the family and friends of the 1997 Honorary Klussendorf honoree after his passing in 2009. Whitey joined the Holstein World staff in 1956 and became widely respected as he traveled nationally and internationally, reporting on shows, sales, meetings, and other Holstein events. The 1987 National Dairy Shrine president also developed MooKown Holsteins at Belleville, N.Y. The Klussendorf Memorial Association, considered by many as the Hall of Fame for Dairy Cattle Exhibitors, began in 1937 in memory of Arthur B. Klussendorf, considered the outstanding dairy cattle showman of his time. Each year, the Klussendorf Association votes to add a new dairy cattle exhibitor to its roles with lifetime membership for their cumulative works, including ability, character, endeavor, and sportsmanship.
Influential Jersey breeder named 2010 Klussendorf winner VIRGINIA dairyman Mike Stiles has a deep understanding of the commitment it takes to develop champion dairy cattle. As an exhibitor and judge at World Dairy Expo, this Jersey breeder has stood on the colored shavings in Madison several times, but joining the ranks of the other Klussendorf winners was one of the most humbling experiences of all. “I take winning this award very seriously,” Stiles says. “I am humbled by the honor. Going down the line of winners and shaking their hands, I realized I was becoming a part of a special fraternity of people. It, without a doubt, humbles you,” said the latest winner of the award which dates back to 1937. Stiles, and his brother, Paul (2006 Klussendorf winner), along with their families, own and operate Waverly Farm in Clearbrook, Va. This family operation of 400 Jerseys has become one of the most influential herds in the Jersey breed. The farm’s origin traces back to Robert and Hazel Stiles who started with a 50-cow herd in Montgomery County, Md. In 1967, the family moved to the current location in Virginia and began expanding. Since its inception, Waverly Farm has been managed solely by the Stiles family. As their father neared retirement, Mike, Paul, and their late brothers, Ken and Tracy, took over the farm. Today, Paul’s son, Todd, works full time with feeding and crops. Mike’s son, Zach, works on the farm on a parttime basis. Mike’s wife, Patricia, also helps with milking, calf feeding, and the record keeping. Mike and Patricia’s daughters, Laura and Claire, help on the farm and at the shows. The only nonfamily help at Waverly is Darren Watts, who works in a herdsman position, and local vocational-ag students on a part-time basis. Additional help is hired for the shows. Over the span of four decades, Waverly Farm has developed more than 1,500 Excellent cows, including 38 that have scored 94 points or higher. One cow, WF Barber Shasta, was one of the Jersey breeds only 97-point cows. They have also placed over 100 young sires into A.I. throughout the world. Some of Waverly’s top sires include Justin, Barber, Bomber, Shyster, Seize the Moment, and Big Time. “We love our Jersey cows,” Mike says. “We have been fortunate to breed cows that compete well. We like to breed for what I call ‘functional type.’ We want a cow that has good feet and legs and sound udders that will milk.” In addition to their own animals, the Stiles worked in partnership The author is an agricultural writer based at Dansville, Mich. by Laura Moser with Ray Murley and Joe Lineweaver under the prefix WF/L&M Jerseys. Several great cow families were developed through this partnership, including Quicksilvers Babe and her daughter, WF/L&M Chief Barb. Both scored Excellent-94 and were named finalists in the Jersey Journal’s 2000 Great Cow Contest. The partnership also bred WF/L&M Duncan Barber-ET, the Premier Sire at the All-American Jersey Show. Breeding outstanding cows does not keep the Stiles family immune from the ups and downs of milk prices. Over the past few years, they have changed their philosophy on milk production, working to balance feed costs with fluctuating milk prices. “We have changed the way we look at production,” Mike says. “Instead of feeding for the highest possible production, we are now feeding for profitable production, balancing the cost of feed with the milk price.” Changing their feeding strategies has not lessened the productivity of their top cows. More than 225 Jerseys at Waverly Farm have production records exceeding 100,000 pounds of milk, 5,000 pounds of fat, and 4,000 pounds of protein in their lifetime. The herd currently maintains a rolling herd average of 15,600 pounds of milk, 747 pounds of fat, and 552 pounds of protein. Show ring success Few breeders today can match the success Waverly Farm has had on the dairy cattle show circuit. Throughout their history they have exhibited at both the Maryland and Virginia State Fair, Harrisburg, Madison, and Louisville. They have been named Premier Breeder 17 times and Premier Exhibitor 14 times at the All-American Jersey Show held at the North American International Livestock Show in Louisville. They have also shown the breed’s National Grand Champion six times and Reserve Grand Israel — Known as a center of development for computer systems and dairy equipment that is used worldwide. Around the world of dairy HUMBLED BY HIS KLUSSENDORF HONOR, Mike Stiles, along with his brother, Paul, are the first pair of brothers to win the award. Champion eight times. They have won the National Jersey Jug Futurity four times. “We enjoy the international flare of World Dairy Expo and the large number of cattle, but as Jersey breeders we still consider Louisville to be our premier show,” Stiles says. “We have won at least one championship on the green shavings in Louisville 19 of the last 30 years.” While the Stiles take fewer animals to the Madison show, they have had a remarkable history there, as well. The Waverly herd has been Premier Exhibitor four times, and they have exhibited three Grand Champions and two Intermediate Champions. “My brother, Paul, and my son-inlaw, Justin Burdette, usually work with the cattle in Madison,” Mike says. “It is difficult for us all to be gone at the same time, so they handle the string at Expo.” Mike made a special trip to Expo in 1999 when his family received the National Dairy Shrine Distinguished Breeder Award. As an added surprise, he arrived in Madison just in time to see their cow, Blacky Rose of Briarcliffs EX-96, be tapped as the Grand Champion of the Jersey show. In addition to leading his own cattle at the shows, Mike has also served as a judge at World Dairy Expo for the Guernsey and Jersey shows. “It is a thrill to be asked to judge at these shows,” Mike says. “I take that job very seriously. I think the most any exhibitor can ask is to get a fair shake by the judge, without bias. I have abided by that philosophy for years, whether I am judging a county show or at Expo — I want to be fair to every exhibitor in the ring.” It is Mike’s fairness and dedication to the industry that has garnered him the respect and admiration of his peers. He and his brother, Paul, are the first pair of brothers to win the prestigious Klussendorf trophy. HOARD’S DAIRYMAN September 10, 2011 EXPO 31
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