**WEATHER UPDATE**

Due to the incoming cold and snow the Executive Committee
has made the following changes:

FRIDAY - continue as SCHEDULED:

      - CORNHOLE: Come and play, enter Fri night $40 / team: Adult, Family (adult/youth), or Junior. Bring a board if you have one and let's have fun. Great prizes for top 3 teams in each category

      - AWARDS PROGRAM: Fri night @ 6:30pm

      - SILENT AUCTION: Fri 5-9pm.
Bring donated items and come and bid!

      - HOSPITALITY: Paradise Room for camaraderie

SATURDAY - CANCELLED. The board meeting, member meetings and all junior meetings for Saturday are cancelled. The meetings will not be rescheduled for 2026, we will see you all next year in 2027! The committees will make recommendations to the Executive Board and they will make all financial decisions for 2026. Officers will remain the same.

2026 MISSOURI STATE HOLSTEIN CONVENTION
** January 23-24, 2026**
Oasis Hotel & convention Center, Springfield, MO

REGISTRATION FORM - Click here to Register for Convention and meals

Details and registration form will be listed in the Pulsator Magazine. Here are the events that are planned for Friday & Saturday

SCHEDULE, Friday, January 20

• Friday AM Missouri Dairy Breakout sessions and visit with Vendors
• Noon Luncheon Speaker
• Friday PM Missouri Dairy Meeting and Development Session
• 4:30 PM MHA Committee Meetings
• 5:00 PM Princess and Miss Interviews
• 5:00 PM Happy Hour and Cash Bar
• 5-9:00 PM Silent Auction of Donated items
• 6:00 PM Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar
  No cost for dairy farm families, Industry supporters $15/person
• 6:30 PM Missouri All-Breeds Awards Presentation
  MHA Awards Presentations: All-MO Awards, Junior All-MO Awards, Futurity,Cow of the Year, Crowning of Princess/Miss Spring Classic Scholarship and Distinguished Juniors
• 7:00 PM Cornhole Tournament
  Teams can enter Friday, 23rd for $40/team. Categories and prizes for adults, family (adult/youth), youth (2 youth)

SCHEDULE, Saturday, January 21

• 9:00 AM Missouri Holstein Board of Directors Meeting
• 9:00 AM Missouri Junior Holstein Speech Contest


• 10:00 AM Missouri Junior Association Annual Meeting


• 10:30 AM Missouri Holstein Association Annual Meeting

**REGISTRATION**

NO COST FOR DAIRY FARM FAMILIES
Industry supporters may register for either or both Friday events @ modairy.org/expo26
Morning Educational Expo (lunch $35)
Evening Awards Celebration (hors d’oeuvres $15)

Would you like to know more about or enter the 2028 Futurity?

Do you have a nice young calf that is out of one of your good cow families? Do you think she might turn out to be a good cow someday? Well the Sho-Me Holstein Futurity is for YOU!

The Missouri Holstein Futurity consists of a one-time entry fee of $25 when calves are nominated and the cattle will be shown as Three-Year Olds.

All of the money collected for entry fees is split between the cattle shown the final year on a percentage basis. All of the extra money raised each year from donors is divided equally among all the entrants that show in the futurity.

So, if you have some heifers that were born between September 1, 2024 and August 31, 2025 then click on the 2028 3-Yr-Old Futurity Form below. check back for form. Entries will be due February 1, 2026. Print form and submit all entries and monies by FEBRUARY 1, 2026.

If you have any questions or would like me to mail you a form just fill out the request for information form at the bottom of the page.

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY!

2028 3 Yr Old Futurity Form (print on legal paper)
for heifers born Sept. 1, 2024 to Aug. 31, 2025


You will need Acrobat reader to view Futurity forms. You can download a free copy from Adobe Reader

Missouri Dairy Hall of Honor Awards:
Awards Presentation January 30, 2026, Columbia, MO

Meritorious Service Award - Dr. Matthew Lucy, Columbia

Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder Award - Ed Wittorff, Ava

Dairy Leadership Award
Alfred Brandt, Linn
Matt McClelland, Edwardsville, IL

Pioneer Award - Ray Schooley, Marshfield & Sue Ann Steele, Butler

Congratulations to all of this year's winners!
Want to nominate someone deserving to the Dairy Hall of Honors? Applications due October 31.

SPRING PULSATOR - ADS DUE 2/10!

Expanded Midwest Edition for MARCH
Missouri is once again participating in the Midwest Holsteins issue. This exciting issue includes a center section featuring advertisers and happenings from the following states: Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa AND Missouri! There will be lots of spring sales, so be sure to advertise your consignments. Plan ahead and get your ad in by FEB 10!
Shannon, Jenna and Jodi

Winter Pulsator

The Spring issue will be a Midwest Holstein issue full of information regarding spring sales, state convention meetings and the dairy expo. So be sure to include your advertisement as you reach ALL of Missouri's dairymen.

Would you like to Subscribe to the Pulsator?
No problem! Our yearly subscription rate is $30. Just send a check or cash to: Missouri Holstein Association, 11449 Lawrence 2220, Verona, MO 65769

Deadline for the next issue is February 10!

Watch for your copy and contact Shannon below for more details!
Shannon Kleiboeker mopulsator@gmail.com or 417-737-2876
Jenna Wilson mopulsator2@gmail.com

Missouri Membership Dues

All Membership Dues = $50 (Farm and Associate).

Junior only members (no adult membership with them) are encouraged to pay an additional $30.00 Pulsator Subscription fee.

Additional members per farm prefix are still $25.00

Click on Membership Card below to print pdf

  

Three options to pay your Membership:
1. Download, Print & Mail Form - click here
2. Pay through PayPal. Must add $4 per transaction service fee.
Please request PayPal invoice.
Email jwright@missouriholstein.com for an invoice
3. OR Submit free through Venmo @Missouri-Holstein.


Please send completed forms and a check payable
to Missouri Holstein Association to:

Missouri Holstein Association
Jodi Wright, Secretary/Treasurer
11449 Lawrence 2220
Verona, MO 65769

For questions or more information, email  jwright@missouriholstein.com

Margaret Schooley

Margaret Louise (Nicholson) Schooley of Marshfield, Missouri, passed away peacefully at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, on January 3, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on June 5, 1942, in Comus, Maryland, Margaret led a life marked by dedication to agriculture, community service, and family.

Growing up on her parents’ farm in Detour, Maryland, Margaret developed an early and lasting interest in dairy farming. As a young woman, she distinguished herself through 4-H and agricultural programs, earning numerous honors at the county, state, and national levels. She was a Maryland Grand Champion dairy exhibitor and a National 4-H Dairy Award recipient, attending the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago in 1962. Her achievements reflected success in the show ring but also practical experience in dairy herd management developed early in life.

Margaret went on to attend the University of Maryland, graduating in 1964. Following her marriage to Ray Schooley later that year, she continued her lifelong involvement in agriculture as an equal partner in their dairy operation. In 1977, Margaret and Ray established Schooley Jerseys, first in Kansas and later in Niangua, Missouri. Together, they built a highly respected Jersey cattle herd, with Margaret playing a central role in herd management, recordkeeping, and business operations. Their farm was later inducted into the Missouri Dairy Hall of Fame.

Margaret and Ray shared their experiences with the broader dairy community as co-authors of an ongoing article series, “We Went Back to the Farm,” published in Hoard’s Dairyman from 1982 to 1984. The series documented their work in starting a new farm from the ground up. Throughout her life, Margaret remained actively engaged in the dairy industry, including participation in national and international events such as the World Jersey Conference and World Dairy Expo. Margaret and Ray traveled extensively to visit friends in the dairy industry around the world, including trips to New Zealand, Australia, and the Isle of Jersey, the island off of the coast of France where the Jersey breed originated. In later years, Margaret remained active and enjoyed trips to New Mexico to watch her grandson Warren play football and win the state championship in 2023 and 2024.

In addition to her agricultural work, Margaret was committed to her community. She was an active member of Marshfield United Methodist Church, where she served as Administrative Assistant and supported many aspects of church life. Margaret also served her community through public service, including her role as Deputy Clerk for Elections in Webster County, Missouri, and working at the Webster County Health Unit. She was known for her integrity, diligence, and professionalism.

Margaret married Ray Ronald Schooley in 1964, and together they shared sixty years of marriage and partnership. She is survived by two sons, Stuart and his wife, K.C. Schooley of Ranchvale, New Mexico, and John Schooley of Austin, Texas, one grandson, Warren Schooley, and other family members and friends who will remember her for her strength, competence, and devotion to family and community.

Margaret will be remembered as a capable and respected dairywoman, a committed partner, and a dedicated member of her community. Her contributions to the dairy industry, civic life, and family leave a lasting legacy.

In accordance with her wishes, no funeral services will be held at this time. Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Fraker Funeral Home, Inc., Marshfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army Webster County Service Unit in care of Fraker Funeral Home.

Scholarship Listings http://www.hoards.com/youth/collegescholarships

Dairy Shrine Scholarships http://www.dairyshrine.org

FFA Scholarships http://www.ffa.org

Missouri Dairy Hall of Honors: http://www.modairyhallofhonors.com/

Missouri Dairy: http://www.modairy.org

Dairy Agenda Today: http://www.dairyagendatoday.com

Farms.com Classifieds-Post and search for everything farm related: livestock, feed and used equipment http://www.farms.com/classifieds

MU Extension Monthly Newsletter

We would like to link our Missouri Holstein Members that have a webpage of their own to the Missouri Holstein Page. Would you like to have your page linked up with ours? Contact Jodi Wright through the feedback form and I'll explain how it will work. We'd love to have everyone listed. There is no cost to you for this service.

President
John Schoen
573-934-3548
schoenfarms1@hughes.net

Vice President
Shannon Kleiboeker
417-737-2876

Secretary/Treasurer
Jodi Wright
417-743-2921
11449 Lawrence 2220
Verona, MO 65769
jwright@missouriholstein.com

Director at Large
Ed Wittorff
417-683-6135

Pulsator Editor
Shannon Kleiboeker
417-737-2876
17077 Lawrence 1030
Wentworth, MO 64873
mopulsator@gmail.com

Mid-States Editor
Kate Geppert
573-814-3148
4728 Co Rd 240
Kingdom City, MO 65262
ksgeppert@gmail.com

National Director
Alfred Brandt
573-680-9564
269 Swan Creek Lane
Linn, MO 65051
brandtdairy@gmail.com

Holstein Field Representative
Jason Ewing
417-459-9507
jewing@holstein.com

If you would like more information on the following:

• Cattle Available to Sell
  
• Cattle Wanted to Buy
  
• Consign cattle to State Sale
  
• Request catalog for State Sale
  
• Advertising in Mid-States Publication
  
• Subscribing to Mid-States Publication
  
• Senior Membership
  
• Junior Membership
  
• Show Entry forms
  
• Information on Missouri Sho-Me Futurity
  
• Want to advertise on Breeders Page on our website
  
• Would like to link farm to Missouri Website
  
• Other
  
  

Please email your request for information to the following email. Include the items you are interested in, your name, address, phone, and email.  jwright@missouriholstein.com

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