Journalist on a Vermont dairy farm

[Dead Rabbits]

https://m.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/milking-it/Content?oid=26454611

One of the more interesting articles about dairy from a complete “outsider” point of view

 

[Will Blackburn]

40% of the milk income spent on purchased feed

 

[Beef farmer]

40% of the milk income spent on purchased feed

Havent read it, but inc ys?

 

[Will Blackburn]

Havent read it, but inc ys?

Seems like it. Appears like the milk price is bad at 25ppl, UK pasture based dairies can out compete those mega dairies.

 

[Beef farmer]

Good article, bit frightning the amount off cheese they have in store.

 

[kiwi pom]

Mmmm sounds like fun, where do I sign?

 

[Ball acre]

Good article, bit frightning the amount off cheese they have in store.

Don’t panic, it probably tastes very different from cheddar here. It certainly did when I was there.

 

[kiwi pom]

40% of the milk income spent on purchased feed

I lived in New Mexico for a while, seemed like quite a few of the big 3-4000 cow dairies didn't actually own much land, all feed was bought in. I put silage stacks in at some dairies, hauled in from cropping farmers, that wouldn't be used for a couple of years, but they had to ensure supply in a bad year.
No idea if that's typical of the rest of the country though?

 

[Will Blackburn]

I lived in New Mexico for a while, seemed like quite a few of the big 3-4000 cow dairies didn't actually own much land, all feed was bought in. I put silage stacks in at some dairies, hauled in from cropping farmers, that wouldn't be used for a couple of years, but they had to ensure supply in a bad year.
No idea if that's typical of the rest of the country though?

That was purchased grain, I think they grew their own forage.

 

[Dead Rabbits]

Vermont and the northeast in general is considered a high cost area. They don’t have the availability of of cheap grain and byproducts. Transportation costs add up

 

[stablegirl]

Cracking article really enjoyed reading that thanks.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Quite eyeopening and the other articles at the bottom of the page were a good read also.