We are on our second week of National Dairy Month so it's a perfect time to read Cows On The Farm. You will hear some fun facts about cows, and then it's off to our barn at Bremer Farms. Farmer Sara narrates while Farmer Mike milks the cows!
Cow milking happens on Bremer Farms twice a day, 365 days each year.
Farmer John and Farmer Mike first bring the cows into the holding area where the cows wait to be milked.
Once inside the milking parlour, the cows are checked and the udders are cleaned.
The milking machine is attached. It takes about 5 minutes for each cow to milk. Typically cows give 7-9 gallons of milk each day.
We milk 16 cows at a time. That means we can milk our herd in about 1 1/2 hours. Then we clean anad sanitize all the equipement so we are ready to do it all over again in 12 hours!
Happy June Dairy Month!
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