Chad Kieffer, a third-generation farmer from Utica, Minnesota, has five milkers for his herd of 350 cows. The milkers are squat, patient, persistent workers. They hum around the mooing cows. They are ...
NOME, N.D. — There was a time when small, family dairy farms could be found all across our North Dakota and Minnesota townships. Now, some farms in the region are milking more than a thousand cows.
We carried our fresh from the cow milk in a little gallon pail that looked like a miniature ten-gallon milk can. How I would love to get one of those! Way back in the day, when I was probably a ‘tween ...
At the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, visitors can see a cow and milk it too. One made of fiberglass, that is. Byrne Dairy has partnered with the Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo to sponsor “The Real ...
KEEPING THEIR FAMILY BUSINESSES ALIVE. AT RICHARDSON’S FARM IN MIDDLETOWN, NEW UPDATES. A STATE OF THE ART BARN, A COW FITNESS TRACKER, ROBOTIC MILKERS ARE MAKING FOR SOME, WELL, BLISSFUL BOVINES. THE ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Dairy farming has been part of agriculture for thousands of years. This picture from the early 1900s shows the use of ...
June is National Dairy Month. There are many consumers that do not understand modern agriculture and how technology has improved efficiency especially in the dairy industry. Dairying practices are ...
Ever asked yourself "where does milk come from?" A few months ago, I purchased an American Devon/Jersey Cross milking cow named Reba MilkEntire and have been training her in the milking parlor. Having ...
NOME, North Dakota — There was a time when small, family dairy farms could be found all across our North Dakota and Minnesota townships. Now, some farms in the region are milking more than a thousand ...