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TFW A farmer and his cow

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Where is the Footage of the Good Farms?

Over the past couple years, there have been several videos released by animal rights extremists. There have been some new footage  released as well as many that use the same footage on repeat just edited differently. When a new video comes out, I watch it. They leave me extremely upset with the abusers, the farm owner, the person that is just…
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Factory Farm or Family Farm? You Decide.

For the past year I have watched drones become popular. Many members of the agriculture community are embracing this new technology as tools in crop production. To be honest, I have been amazed at the technology crop farmers use. Using GPS while watching movies, that is pretty cool. But drones, I haven’t been on board when it comes to drones….
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is there rbst in milk

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Is there rBST in milk?

What is bST? Bovine somatotropin (bST)- Bovine somatotropin or bovine somatotrophin (abbreviated bST and BST), or BGH, is a peptide hormone produced by cows’ pituitary gland. -Wikipedia Who discovered it? A biotech company known as Genentech discovered & patented the gene for BST in the 70’s. Four large companies decided they wanted to apply for the patent for their synthetic…
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#felfie with a jersey dariy cow

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Dairy Farming: Animal Cruelty

This morning was just like any other morning. Kids got up early, ate breakfast, did school work, headed outside for morning chores (milking & feeding calves) and we are now back in the house. We helped farmer finish milking the last of our second string of cows. We are currently milking about 130 cows. As we speak it is the kid’s…
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Dairy Farming: The Next Generation

As a first generation dairy farmer with no agriculture experience prior to marriage, I often find that I have a different perspective than many other farmers. Lately I have found that many are steering their children away from the family farm. Encouraging them to pursue other avenues of employment as adults. While I understand it, it breaks my heart. You see, this dairy…
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