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Dairy farm tours

Posted on May 16th, 2006 by Leon the Milkman.
Categories: Dairy Farming.

Hi, Dairy farmers

If you already have a neat and smooth running setup on your farm, and maybe a farm stall where you sell your own products, or have neighbors selling products, then you should read the following article:

http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.cfm?Id=583&yr=2006

It is an excellent way to create an extra revenue stream.

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

P.S. If this interests you, here’s some more resources:

Recipe for success.(tourism breathes new life into a vintage fruit farm) : An article from: Farm Journal

 Ag-Tourism Has Well-Established Roots Locally.(San Diego has many places to admire agriculture)(Brief Article) : An article from: San Diego Business Journal

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Robotic Milking

Posted on May 14th, 2006 by Leon the Milkman.
Categories: Dairy Farming.

Hi, Dairy Farmers

Herd of this udderly ingenious milker?

If you wanted to know more about robotic milking here is an interesting article:

http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/business/14569525.htm

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

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Dairy Cows satisfy sweet tooth

Posted on May 9th, 2006 by Leon the Milkman.
Categories: Cows, Dairy Farming.

Hi, Cow Fans

Yes, cows are doing a good thing again. Besides satisfying their own sweet tooth, they are diverting tons of organic material from organic wate dumps.

Check this link out:

http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2006/05/08/chocolate-cows060508.html

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

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Grazing Dairies Are Making More Money

Posted on April 27th, 2006 by Leon the Milkman.
Categories: Dairy Farming.

Hi, Dairy Farmers

When it comes to household income, farming background and technology use, dairy farmers who use managed grazing aren’t all that different from farmers who operate more traditional dairy enterprises. In fact, they tend to be more profitable. That’s according to a new report from the UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems and Program on Agricultural Technology Studies. The groups compared production systems, technology, labor, performance and satisfaction with quality of life on grazing dairy farms and more conventional dairy farms.

Read the rest of the article here:

http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.cfm?Id=498&yr=2006

Regards,

Leon the Milkman

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Freezing point of goat’s milk

Posted on April 13th, 2006 by Leon the Milkman.
Categories: Dairy Farming, Goat Milk.

Hi,

The freezing point of goat milk as determined by the method: Determination of the Freezing Point of Milk - Modified Hortvet Method, shall not be higher than -0.517 degrees Celsius ( that means closer to zero ).

Freezing point is used to determine if water was added to the milk. For cow milk this cut-off value is -0.512 degrees Celsius.

Talk later,

Leon the Milkman

 

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