Dairy farms are once again going to be struggling as grain prices begin rising again this year. For every cow, it is approximately 24 lbs. of grain a day. Corn alone is expected to rise to $350/ton. High producing cows give about 65-70 lbs of milk. While receiving around $15-18 for every hundred pounds produced. When you do the math on a corn-based diet, that means that each cow gets about $4-5 worth of just corn daily. That doesn't even begin to fact in the hay, building, electricity and so on
@MsDoreenBarker You're an ignoramus. I will never buy cow milk...ever. Are you humans cows? We are on a completely different taxonomic group than a cow. And I know what you're thinking: "We have been drinking cow milk for thousands of years.'' You're wrong. Only certain regions are the type of people are able to digest the lactose in cow milk past childhood. If you look globally, more than 75% of the world is lactose-intolerant!!! Nature just never wanted you perves to drink a cow's milk.The...
@MsDoreenBarker genetic MUTATION that allowed certain people like the Northern Europeans to continue drinking milk. Mutations are part of nature but are not exactly ''desired'' or ''good,'' just like genetic disorders and mental retardation aren't. Studies have found that group of people who are nomadic herders of livestock remain lactose-tolerant. Nomadic people immigrated to regions that are present day Europe, India, etc. years ago.When cattle are fed grain, productivity is increased, but
@MsDoreenBarker iber-deficient rations can disrupt physiological mechanisms. So, the junk like soybean meal, corn, and other by-products are harmful to the calf. Plus, the farmers wonder why they aren't digesting the junk. Diets containing 50- to 90-percent grain are more digestible and ferment faster, so the animal is provided with nutrients at a faster rate, and they can grow faster. Low-fiber diet can be very stressful for them & they allow fermentation acids to collect in a digestive tract.
This farmer has clearly outlived his usefulness and is no longer productive. I only ask that the same considerations he made for his older dairy cows be fully extended to him.
(The reason they keep doing it is because they get so many government handouts aka subsidies... they've not included the handouts in this story.)
@lisacole690 If the " farmer has clearly outlived his usefulness and is no longer productive," how do you expect to live? The grocery store doesn't have a magic wand in the back room. As for the "handouts," those come with a lot of rules and regulations. Many farmers don't get them because they want to be able to run their farms the way they want, not how the government wants. And....as someone wonderfully stated below, " What do you expect, cows go to a retirement home?"
dairy is murder? i think you are confused. dairy cows are not killed they are milked. and as far as obama goes he has not been in office long enough to have anything to do with our current economic situation.....blame bush
Actually, after a milking cow has had her run in producing milk (good healthy cow, that can last 6-ish lactation's, around 7-8 years old), is slaughtered for beef, or fattened up first then slaughtered to get the most value out of her. It's not bad, it's life. (not directed at xbox360dog) What do you expect, cows go to a retirement home? Milk and beef is just one of the many types of food that farmers provide that help run this country.
Dairy farms are once again going to be struggling as grain prices begin rising again this year. For every cow, it is approximately 24 lbs. of grain a day. Corn alone is expected to rise to $350/ton. High producing cows give about 65-70 lbs of milk. While receiving around $15-18 for every hundred pounds produced. When you do the math on a corn-based diet, that means that each cow gets about $4-5 worth of just corn daily. That doesn't even begin to fact in the hay, building, electricity and so on
MsDoreenBarker 1 year ago
@MsDoreenBarker You're an ignoramus. I will never buy cow milk...ever. Are you humans cows? We are on a completely different taxonomic group than a cow. And I know what you're thinking: "We have been drinking cow milk for thousands of years.'' You're wrong. Only certain regions are the type of people are able to digest the lactose in cow milk past childhood. If you look globally, more than 75% of the world is lactose-intolerant!!! Nature just never wanted you perves to drink a cow's milk.The...
gongoozler18 1 year ago
@MsDoreenBarker genetic MUTATION that allowed certain people like the Northern Europeans to continue drinking milk. Mutations are part of nature but are not exactly ''desired'' or ''good,'' just like genetic disorders and mental retardation aren't. Studies have found that group of people who are nomadic herders of livestock remain lactose-tolerant. Nomadic people immigrated to regions that are present day Europe, India, etc. years ago.When cattle are fed grain, productivity is increased, but
gongoozler18 1 year ago
@MsDoreenBarker iber-deficient rations can disrupt physiological mechanisms. So, the junk like soybean meal, corn, and other by-products are harmful to the calf. Plus, the farmers wonder why they aren't digesting the junk. Diets containing 50- to 90-percent grain are more digestible and ferment faster, so the animal is provided with nutrients at a faster rate, and they can grow faster. Low-fiber diet can be very stressful for them & they allow fermentation acids to collect in a digestive tract.
gongoozler18 1 year ago
Um, why are these cows being fed corn and soybeans anyway? They eat grasses!!!
gongoozler18 1 year ago
@gongoozler18 You need to feed them corn and soybean for the protein and nutrient levels required for them to produce milk.
MsDoreenBarker 1 year ago
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gongoozler18 1 year ago
This farmer has clearly outlived his usefulness and is no longer productive. I only ask that the same considerations he made for his older dairy cows be fully extended to him.
(The reason they keep doing it is because they get so many government handouts aka subsidies... they've not included the handouts in this story.)
lisacole690 1 year ago
@lisacole690 If the " farmer has clearly outlived his usefulness and is no longer productive," how do you expect to live? The grocery store doesn't have a magic wand in the back room. As for the "handouts," those come with a lot of rules and regulations. Many farmers don't get them because they want to be able to run their farms the way they want, not how the government wants. And....as someone wonderfully stated below, " What do you expect, cows go to a retirement home?"
cowgirl0273 1 year ago
If the farmer is making a loss how can he stay in business?
daro2096 1 year ago
kazims110 -- CAuse he was getting nothing for his WORK ...
WHile goverment is busy killing people in Iraq and Afganistan ,
aviomaster 2 years ago
Farmer in New York state killed his 51 milk cows and than killed himself ...
aviomaster 2 years ago
why shuld he do this?
kazims110 2 years ago
f the middle man rip offs
stormloader909 2 years ago
I hope they all go broke. What they do to animals is appalling. Find another job.
angelgoulet 2 years ago
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remnant1978 2 years ago
same is happening in Europe.
and mr "O" hasnt proven that he isnt a bush clone.
and he hasnt got rid of nafta gafta taffta etcetc
get rid of the fascist government price controls and markt sell ur own milk. un pasturised milk doesnt kill.
lookingforthemeaning 2 years ago
der hört sich an als würde der wixxe gurgeln :D
DIMANEGAAA 2 years ago
Get governent out of farming-the NAU is taking all farm land in the bread basket by eminent domain-to build interstates for NAFTA/NAU
GET UN out of america-creating famine
agenda 21
TheCrazynissOfAll 2 years ago
dairy is murder? i think you are confused. dairy cows are not killed they are milked. and as far as obama goes he has not been in office long enough to have anything to do with our current economic situation.....blame bush
xbox360dog 2 years ago
Actually, after a milking cow has had her run in producing milk (good healthy cow, that can last 6-ish lactation's, around 7-8 years old), is slaughtered for beef, or fattened up first then slaughtered to get the most value out of her. It's not bad, it's life. (not directed at xbox360dog) What do you expect, cows go to a retirement home? Milk and beef is just one of the many types of food that farmers provide that help run this country.
loneless 2 years ago
moooo
xbox360dog 2 years ago
i bet all these farmers voted for obama well you got it he is screwing everyone ha aha aha wecome to hitler nation aka obama
iliketodanceallday 2 years ago
dairy is murder.
ss713 2 years ago
screw u
rigdriver2626 2 years ago