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Discussions regarding farming and ranching in NebraskaPosted under Dairy
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We’ve all seen the commercials on TV…. “Happy Cows come from California”. Well, that may be true, but they also come from Nebraska and all over the country for that matter. All dairy farmers know that taking good care of our cows makes them happy and healthy.
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Meet Brooke Engelman: Our family farm is Classic Dairy, Inc., which is owned by my father-in-law, Dean, and his brother Gail. The Engelmans have been milking cows for many years. But this makes my children 5th generation dairy farmers!
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Meet Todd Tuls, Double Dutch Dairy near Shelby in Polk County.
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I am a firm believer that when oppurtunities are presented to you that you take them and run with them! You never know where you could end up, what you'll learn, or who you'll meet along the way! One of the oppurtunies I am talking about that really impacted my life is 4-H.
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Growing up I loved to visit my cousins on their dairy farm near Wayne, NE. I thought it was so cool that they had bottle calves to take care of and I always wanted one. Since my Dad didn’t let me have one, I had to get my fix when I visited my cousins. Now that I have grown up, I still think bottle calves are pretty cool. However, I have a new appreciation for what my cousins did and still do on a daily basis.
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Recently, there has been a lot of talk from school officials and different groups trying to pull chocolate milk from schools. They say that it has too much sugar to be a healthy and good choice for school kids. Read more to find out why flavored milk is a healthy choice.
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June Dairy Month is perfect for celebrating our moo-ving experience on the farm and how the entire dairy community moo-ves together to provide a steady supply of milk to meet the needs of all consumers.
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May 14, 2012Dairy, Farmers and Ranchers, General Ag
“If we get chocolate milk from chocolate cows do we get strawberry milk from strawberry cows? How come you don’t have any of those?” One of my favorite things about telling kids about dairy cows is the questions that usually come after! There is always this mischievous look in their eyes as they contemplate asking their question. Kind of the same look they would get after hiding something that they just broke. Goodness knows that my parents have seen that look before a few times.
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Not too long ago, I received a phone call from a woman requesting to purchase raw or unpasteurized milk directly from our farm. I politely explained that we do not sell raw milk from the farm because…
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