Before we begin we have to set the mood. Yes, you have to push play on the video to set the mood. Ok, now we can start. An Indian engineer claims to have created a 3-D printer capable of printing food and, most importantly, pizza! Yes, I said pizza! Pizza and other meals for NASA.... Continue Reading →
Less Soda and More Milk
As a kid it was a treat for me to get coke (we don't call it "pop" in the South; think of it as big C and little c) when we went out to eat. My folks didn't serve it very often at home and probably for good reason. There was always milk, white and... Continue Reading →
Antibiotics In Our Milk
What is one of the worst phone calls a dairyman could ever receive? "Hey, Farmer Bright. You are going to have to buy that last milk truck tanker. Your sample tested positive for antibiotics. You polluted all of the other farmer's milk on the entire load. You have to pay for it." No farmer ever... Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving Is For Moochers
Thanksgiving is totally for moochers and there's no denying it. Let's think about the big feast you're about to attend. Odds are you didn't even help with preparing the meal. In fact it is probably a ten to one ratio of eaters to cooks. Sure mom, grandma, great grandma, and your aunt have been slaving... Continue Reading →
Coffee, Calves, And Kids
I can't take any credit for the photos, but I can definitely relate. It really helps being a morning person when you are a dairy farmer. I might have mentioned that you're late for work if you show up here after 4:00 am. I wasn't always as morning coffee person. I got along just fine... Continue Reading →
HH Milk
This is a short story I wrote a few years ago that ties in with yesterday's post on Rise of the Robot Farmer. One spot in retrospect is a little over the top, but I thought it was a good enough read to share again. Jane walked down the stairs dressed and ready for... Continue Reading →
First World Soy Milk Problems
In what I would describe as a "first world problem," Marian Bull writes in The Eater about The Death of Soy Milk. The article explains how those choosing a dairy free option at coffee shops are increasingly turning from prepackaged soy milk in favor of something more esoteric or a made-in-house fake milk. The non... Continue Reading →
Ask Those Farmers!
I like to think I know a little about dairy farming. I get this joke, for instance. There's much I don't know in other fields of agriculture. That makes me a lot like an average consumer. But I don't have to be average if I choose not to be. Earlier this year I was asked... Continue Reading →
Backyard Dairy Cow
As a dairy farmer one of the questions I get asked is about how one would go about having one or two cows to milk for their family. While I definitely don't want to discourage anyone from farming or being involved in agriculture, caring for dairy cows is not easy. Is that an inside cow... Continue Reading →
Hormone Free Milk
For a treat today the family went out to enjoy some delicious frozen yogurt from Menchie's. As a dairy farmer I couldn't help but notice the California Milk logo on the bowls and had to investigate. I thought it was fascinating that one sole farm supplied all of their stores. While I knew what they... Continue Reading →
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