We kicked off Dairy Month a day early yesterday with a whole lot of dairy. Beginning the day with our own local 4H club's annual 4H Project Workshop and Chicken BBQ.
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We, as consumers, are bombarded on a daily basis regarding the safety of the food we consume. Is coffee bad for you? Is chocolate bad for you? Beef; grass fed, natural or feed lot finished, does it make a difference in how healthy the product is? And then there's MILK. This wonderfully wholesome product get's the worst of the backlash {in my opinion}. There are many avenues I could touch on relating to misconceptions of milk to share with you, but today, it's hormones - bST and rbST- which…
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We have our dairy cow's milk tested once a month through the Dairy Herd Improvement Association {DHIA}. This is not a mandatory test, this is a management tool that some dairies choose to use. The testing tells us how many pounds of milk each cow produces, the percentage of butter fat and the ............read more..............…
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Being stranded. It's a helpless feeling. I was just minding my own business over at the calf barn, waiting for Paige and Dominic to come back so we could feed the calves when "Charlie" the larger of the two bulls we have here on the ranch ................read more............
http://thewifeofadairyman.blogspot.com/2010/08/left-stranded.html
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The Wife of a Dairyman
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Hello?"
"Yes, this is Nancy."
"You want to do an article on me? And my blog?"
This was the phone call I received last week from Rob Rogers, a reporter for the Marin I.J. Let's just say, I was a bit surprised. This call was spurred on by a national contest I entered, Web Moo.0 by NutriDense with the hopes of winning a trip to Chicago ...................read more at…
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Organic vs. “Conventional” dairy. Lately I’ve been reading some misconceptions, misleading information and just misinformation that’s been flying around the blogging world comparing the two. I wanted to respond with true information regarding this subject.
But may I first begin by saying, Dominic and I are friends with MANY dairymen and women, both conventional and organic. We are all friends with one ........ to read more.......…
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We never know what we might find on any given day, going to work with Dominic. This morning, as we were feeding the Dry Cows (cows that are not milking at the moment) I happened to look over and spotted a Mama cow with some afterbirth ..............read more.......
http://thewifeofadairyman.blogspot.com/2010/06/brand-new-calf.html…
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Our biggest delivery of the year.
As I was headed down our driveway the other day, just before cresting the hill to drive down the hill, I see a very large load traveling up in the opposite direction. I stop to wait (it's a one lane drive). The silage trucks are coming. This means silage .........read more...........…
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Dominic and my father in law, George, do all of the breeding of cows here on our ranch. This is done by artificial insemination (AI). Most cows and heifers become pregnant this way ..........read and see more.....
http://thewifeofadairyman.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-our-cows-become-pregnant-not-what.html…
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Well, I guess I'm going to have to give up my Cocktail of Choice - rum and diet cola :(
I just came across a very interesting article in the L.A. Times about a study linking cola consumption to weaker bones. If you want stronger bones...............read more..... http://thewifeofadairyman.blogspot.com/2010/05/milk-cola-and-strength-of-your-bones.html…
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The kids and I were at the birthing barn while Dominic was feeding the calves the other day. It's fun to visit the barn, the kids love feeding the calves their alfalfa and letting the calves suck ............read more......http://thewifeofadairyman.blogspot.com/2010/05/afternoon-at-birthing-barn-banana-layer.html…
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The cows are SO curious. At one point, I had 30 of them running towards me to check me out. Okay, I admit it.... it kind of ...............read more at
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Read about my afternoon spent with Temple Grandin.....what a remarkable lady!
http://thewifeofadairyman.blogspot.com/2010/04/afternoon-spent-with-temple-grandin.html
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Last night we attended the California Milk Advisory Board, District No. 3, 53rd Annual Dairy Princess Ball which was held in Petaluma at the Petaluma Veteran's Memorial Building.
The responsibility of the crowned ...........read more.........
http://thewifeofadairyman.blogspot.com/2010/04/dairy-princess-ball.html
The Wife of a Dairyman…
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