Got Milk....part 4

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Monday November 25, 2013 · 5:53 AM PST

2013/11/25 · 05:53

no image description available — Contour strip cropping in the Allegheny Plateau

Contour strip cropping in the Allegheny Plateau

In my previous diaries I explained the basics of the my dairy operation which are very similar to the way most dairying is done in the US. There are differences in scale but the basics of feeding, housing, breeding and marketing are pretty much the same. There are, however, marketing differences that affect all practices. In this diary I want to explain why I am not organic and give my take on the organic movement as it impacts farmers and consumers in the dairy industry. Read More

Got milk....feeding

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Sunday November 17, 2013 · 8:35 AM PST

2013/11/17 · 08:35

Jersey heifer waiting for her yearly flu shot.

Cutting grass for silage or hay

Cow at the feed bunk.

Heifers on the fall pasture

Today’s dairy cow has been bred to produce large quantities of milk. To do this she must eat large quantities of feed. Read More

Got Milk...part two

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Thursday November 14, 2013 · 5:38 AM PST

2013/11/14 · 05:38

Showing Jerseys at the county fair 4-H dairy show.

Did you ever wonder about thse various size and color cows you pass in the country? Read More

Got milk?

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Wednesday November 13, 2013 · 1:37 PM PST

2013/11/13 · 13:37

A View of our Western Pennsylvania dairy from across the valley

I have been lurking for a decade on Kos and I sometimes comment, especially when the subject is dairy. I was a dairy farmer for 32 years, having returned to the farm after my education, military service, and a stint as a dairy specialist for the New Hampshire Cooperative Extension service. The Kos community has now succeeded in convincing me to write my first diary.

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