We are a 5th generation dairy farm in Wisconsin. My husband and I rotationally graze our dairy herd and heifers and also raise beef and goats. We are in our mid 50's and are the primary labor on our 60 cow dairy. We hope you find our blog interesting. Sometimes its hard to explain every detail so feel free to ask questions and we will do our best to answer them. This is a daily diary about our life running a dairy farm.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Cleaning
Just a few days ago it was 87 and humid. Tonight it is 40, windy and misty. The cows don't mind at all but we have definitely dug out the jackets again. Pasturing cows has its savings. The fans are turned off 20 hrs a day and the lights are now on 12 hours less. The TMR has half of the normal haylage amount removed since the cows are now responsible for harvesting their forage themselves. Today Jim came home again and helped get the goat fence ready and the goats moved. The big tractor got all its shields etc put back on that Bruce had removed when he pressure washed it. The day was pretty much used as a clean up day around here. The entire lawn has officially been mowed now.
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