As a dairy farmer, I am often linked to the veal industry. As a first-generation dairy farmer, I can tell…
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Milking Parlor Upgrade
Our farm was established in 2009 on a leased dairy farm. For the past five years we have milked our…
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Euthanasia on the Farm
The hardest decisions that I have had to make on our farm is to have an animal put down. I…
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Bovine Laundry
I will be the first to tell you that I absolutely despise doing laundry. It is one of those things…
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Dairy Farm Inspections
Yesterday, I drove over an hour to attend media training from the Washington Dairy Products Commission. Upon arrival I am…
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Down Cow
Down Cow: A cow that is unable to stand on her own. September 11, 2014 our cow 7 year old…
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Dairy Farmer Pushes Forward After Devastating Flood
December 3, 2007 started out much like any other morning. I arrived to the farm around 3:30 am, which was…
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Disbudding Dairy Calves
The preferred method on our farm to remove horns is horn disbudding. Disbudding is when you stop the horn producing cells…
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Animal Identification, Bovine Earrings
Every calf on our farm needs to have visible identification at all times. It is necessary even though farmer can…
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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…
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Average Age of a Dairy Cow
Dairy Farming: Animal Cruelty
This morning was just like any other morning. Kids got up early, ate breakfast, did school work, headed outside for…
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