I had a great time speaking to people about farming as a Face of Farming and Ranching, and I also really enjoyed the radio and writing opportunities. Happily, US Farmers & Ranchers Alliance has asked us to do it again! I'm so excited to have the opportunity to spend another year representing agriculture.
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| Michigan Governor Rick Snyder & Michigan Farm Bureau President Carl Bednarski |
We bought more cows. Welcome to our herd!
For the first time since we've lived here, we started milking three times a day. This was a big change for everyone, but it seems to be going well so far.
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3 comments:
What effect does milking three times a day have on the cows? Do they produce more milk each day? Do they not get so 'filled up' in-between milking times? Just curious about that one as I haven't heard of anyone else doing that (although I'm sure many others must be doing it too). I grew up on a very small dairy farm, so twice a day was all my dad could handle as he basically did it by himself most of the time.
Hi Rich! Yes, the cows give more milk, and yes, this helps them especially when they have recently calved. It is a common practice but new to us since we have more cows now. We hire team members to work here - yes, doing all the milkings yourself would not be feasible three times a day ... unless you didn't need sleep. : ) Thank you for reading!
Actually, "Kathy" posted this as Rich grew up in the city of Cleveland.
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