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WE ARE DAIRY FARMERS MILKING AROUND 110 COWS,
TWICE A DAY 4.30 AM AND 4 PM 7 DAYS A WEEK.
WE LIVE ON THE FARM AND WORK 200 ACRES OF LAND,
WE ALSO REAR OUR OWN CALVES, WE HAVE AROUND
100 YOUNG CALVES AND HEIFERS WITH NEW ADDITIONS BEING ADDED DAILY,
WE DO NOT HAVE A BULL ANY MORE WE ARE ON
BREEDING PROGRAM AND ALL CALVES ARE BORN THROUGH A.I.( ARTIFICIAL
INSEMINATION )
THROUGH A.I WE CAN CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE
AND COMPATIBLE BULL FOR THAT COW.
MOST FARM WORK IS UNDER TAKEN BY OURSELVES
WITH FAMILY ON BOARD WHEN IT COMES TO SILO TIME, WE DO HAVE HELP ON HAND
FROM DIETICIANS AND BREEDING COMPANY'S TO HELP MAINTAIN A HAPPY HEALTHY
COWS,
WE PRODUCE 900,000 LITRES OF MILK A YEAR,
THIS IS COLLECTED EVERY OTHER DAY, THE MILK
IS STORED IN OUR LARGE REFRIGERATED COOLING TANK IN THE DAIRY,
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR PICTURES ON THE FARM,
IT SHOWS THE WORK INVOLVED IN GETTING YOUR
MILK ON TO YOUR TABLE AT BREAKFAST TIME ,
THE YEARS OF BREEDING AND THE HOURS OF
WORK ON THE LAND TO PRODUCE QUALITY HEALTHY COWS THAT GIVE HIGH QUALITY
MILK,
WE WILL BE ADDING NEW PHOTOS ON TO OUR FARM
PAGE AS THE PROGRESS OF LAND AND ANIMALS GOES ON THROUGH OUT THE
YEAR AND THROUGH THE WINTER.
MAY FARM DIARY & PHOTO'S
FARM PHOTO'S
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