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25 Responses to Organic Dairyman: Director’s Cut
I wonder if you can just drink that milk right out of that one machine?
everything dies sometimes. And around here the male calves are raised as
steers for a few years before being butchered. This is far better than how
these cows would fare in nature.
Hi Farmer Banson and Rosie, Yeah to all the organic dairy farmers who grass
feed their cattle! Makes the milk rich in Omega-3 fatty acids – like
getting your fish oil – without the fish! Organic Valley is an awsome
organization but I have to agree with JackNeedles – Raw milk rules!
I always ALWAYS…Purchase organic dairy. It is soooo much better!
Gabrielle Sunheart
December 25, 2013 at 1:14 pm Reply
Farms like this put a smile on my face! Look how happy the cows are and how
nice and genuine the farmer was! The cows were all clean and did’t looked
stressed. They looked lazy and spoiled which is how every cow should live
their life!
Kayla Vanderhill
December 25, 2013 at 1:26 pm Reply
Dairy cows need to be bred once a year to keep producing milk for the
season. I know this to be true of the grass fed farms in our area. They
allow some of their cows to dry up for the winter and only keep milking
enough of the cows for milk for a certain number of families. The cows will
be “freshened” or bred and will have calves in the spring.
TheWholefoodfarmacy
December 25, 2013 at 1:43 pm Reply
Yes. The natural reproductive cycle for callte & other large herbivors is
to produce young every year, as these species do in the wild. Dairy cattle
must ‘freshen’ approx every 12 months. It’s easier to time that with the
spring flush of forage in your area & dry the cow off for two months prior
to calving. See the Acres USA & The StockmanGrassFarmer websites for
articles & books on small scale dairying. Good luck w/your heifers. BTW, it
may be easier for beginners to start w/a proven cow..
thats a lie! they go to slaughter houses once they cant produce milk
anymore. dumbass. i live on a dairy farm. we have cow that is 11 years old!
thats really old for a cow!!
KidsofAmerica101
December 25, 2013 at 4:19 pm Reply
Great farmer….great to see happy animals…
TheIrishrazorhogan
December 25, 2013 at 4:44 pm Reply
“favourite cow of all times” well done rosie!
whitebredcharlie
December 25, 2013 at 4:55 pm Reply
Most people these days don’t know the real flavor of milk because of the
way so many farmers manage their cows. Don’t believe the Happy California
cows.
Farmers keep old dairy cows? Most dairies are run as a business and are for
profit. They don’t just keep cows that don’t serve a purpose. Sorry, the
idea is nice though. Cows would make great pets!
Absolutely! It’s the best thing that ever happened to me and now it’s even
legal in my state! (MA) I hear though it’s still illegal in key states like
WI.
I wonder if you can just drink that milk right out of that one machine?
Someguyto
December 25, 2013 at 9:59 am
Oh no but the New World Order don’t want this for us. That’s bad if it is
not genetically modified. Death to the New World Order.
Someguyto
December 25, 2013 at 10:25 am
everything dies sometimes. And around here the male calves are raised as
steers for a few years before being butchered. This is far better than how
these cows would fare in nature.
Hank Rearden
December 25, 2013 at 10:38 am
Hi Farmer Banson and Rosie, Yeah to all the organic dairy farmers who grass
feed their cattle! Makes the milk rich in Omega-3 fatty acids – like
getting your fish oil – without the fish! Organic Valley is an awsome
organization but I have to agree with JackNeedles – Raw milk rules!
goldphysh
December 25, 2013 at 11:04 am
I drink organic valley since I found out about Monsanto and this video is
nice. Those cows are so cute.
tasha122277
December 25, 2013 at 11:25 am
lovely operation. i wish all dairy and food animals could be raised like
this.
holdyourhorsiieees
December 25, 2013 at 12:04 pm
Organic is the right choice!
Tom Ahola
December 25, 2013 at 12:12 pm
But they have had a happy life. Everyone dies but its what happened when
you were alive that counts and they get to live how they are ment to.
skyspirits
December 25, 2013 at 12:41 pm
Please take good care of your beauties! They do so much for us and only
want to be taken good care of…
spiritosa0123
December 25, 2013 at 1:00 pm
I always ALWAYS…Purchase organic dairy. It is soooo much better!
Gabrielle Sunheart
December 25, 2013 at 1:14 pm
Farms like this put a smile on my face! Look how happy the cows are and how
nice and genuine the farmer was! The cows were all clean and did’t looked
stressed. They looked lazy and spoiled which is how every cow should live
their life!
Kayla Vanderhill
December 25, 2013 at 1:26 pm
Dairy cows need to be bred once a year to keep producing milk for the
season. I know this to be true of the grass fed farms in our area. They
allow some of their cows to dry up for the winter and only keep milking
enough of the cows for milk for a certain number of families. The cows will
be “freshened” or bred and will have calves in the spring.
valbakke
December 25, 2013 at 1:37 pm
Good job on your video I liked it very much!
TheWholefoodfarmacy
December 25, 2013 at 1:43 pm
Yes. The natural reproductive cycle for callte & other large herbivors is
to produce young every year, as these species do in the wild. Dairy cattle
must ‘freshen’ approx every 12 months. It’s easier to time that with the
spring flush of forage in your area & dry the cow off for two months prior
to calving. See the Acres USA & The StockmanGrassFarmer websites for
articles & books on small scale dairying. Good luck w/your heifers. BTW, it
may be easier for beginners to start w/a proven cow..
Jefferdaughter
December 25, 2013 at 2:39 pm
– Julie Daniluk – name will bring up an interesting interview on organics
abcjmp
December 25, 2013 at 3:30 pm
thats a lie! they go to slaughter houses once they cant produce milk
anymore. dumbass. i live on a dairy farm. we have cow that is 11 years old!
thats really old for a cow!!
KidsofAmerica101
December 25, 2013 at 4:19 pm
Great farmer….great to see happy animals…
TheIrishrazorhogan
December 25, 2013 at 4:44 pm
“favourite cow of all times” well done rosie!
whitebredcharlie
December 25, 2013 at 4:55 pm
GREAT VIDEO. ORGANIC ALWAYS BETTER NOT CHEMICALS
RockeritoJ
December 25, 2013 at 5:05 pm
Most people these days don’t know the real flavor of milk because of the
way so many farmers manage their cows. Don’t believe the Happy California
cows.
lovesbriardi
December 25, 2013 at 5:59 pm
wass
Nimesh Sanduruwan
December 25, 2013 at 6:58 pm
It was made quite clear that this is a DAIRY farm … dairy farming and
beef farming are entirely different …
Scott Butcher
December 25, 2013 at 7:32 pm
Nice story but you didn’t mention what the cows eat in the winter and where
you get it.
vmdairy
December 25, 2013 at 7:43 pm
Farmers keep old dairy cows? Most dairies are run as a business and are for
profit. They don’t just keep cows that don’t serve a purpose. Sorry, the
idea is nice though. Cows would make great pets!
getinformednow
December 25, 2013 at 7:46 pm
Absolutely! It’s the best thing that ever happened to me and now it’s even
legal in my state! (MA) I hear though it’s still illegal in key states like
WI.
goldphysh
December 25, 2013 at 8:33 pm