The wonder of the production line! Henry Ford would be proud. Assembly-line workers can identify perfectly with the sight of factory inmates being milked for the product of their labors.
It's so heart warming to see calves being born - and the mother cow tenderly licking them clean. Don't wonder what happens to the little calves next - after all,the mother's milk is not for them! No, they must die so that humans can drink this stuff that nature designed to build small brains and big horns...
Was there and visited today. I have to admit I was impressed. They seemed to have every angle worked out, from selling male calves, to placing the Heifers until they can produce milk. But somehow it was sad. These cows from birth to death were just "milk producing machines". Having claves every year to keep the milk flowing, and then when their productivity deminises they go on to be part of the "fast food chain". As long as they are treated humanely then I guess there is nothing else to say.
@tibertlm Get over yourself. What do you prefer for these cows? A marguerita poolside? What good are these animals for except to do what they are doing here? They are not being hurt or abused. They get plenty to eat and are kept healthy and able to do what cows do.
If any of you think that industrial farming is a solution to our food crisis please think again. This is where disease comes from. This is where mass vaccination of animals get into our food supply. Federally controlled corporation owned madness! Mad cow disease comes from industrial farming not small scale farming like we need. This is BIG AGRO propaganda. Giant farms and ranches DESTROY the AMERICAN way of life not lift it up. This is CORPORATISM not CAPITOLISM. There is no FREEDOM here.
If you do your research, you will find that people died in droves from drinking milk produced at the turn of the century, from undulant fever, bruceollosis, bangs, and cows eating poisinous weeds in pastures and woodlands. Big farms are able to cleanly process the milk, control waste, as evidenced, obtain maximum production techniques, and keep the product healthy. If you are opposed to this.....don't drink milk.
Yes, I agree about seeing dirty cows on some of the farmlands. Your farm is very efficient but I would still like to see the cows have the opportunity of grazing on nice green farm fields.
To all of you who are complaining about the treatment of these animals, you should take a nice drive in the country and see how the animals on the small farms look. Most of them are covered in filth and flies. The world has too many people, how do you expect to feed us all??? And while you're at it, even if you don't eat meat I would be willing to bet a weeks wages that your shoes are leather. If you really feel that way good for you but don't be a hypocrite!
What country are you taking a drive in? To make a generalization of small dairy farms and their herd is silly. We need MORE small dairy farms as it is an excellent way of life and a great place to raise a family and a clean herd of cows.
@luckyputz3 If you bothered to read the post I never said ANYTHING about big industrial farms being the best way of raising food. I was simply giving information about modern methods of cow reproduction. Which, btw, I learned about from my good friend who is a small family farm owner (60 head of cattle). And I happen to live in Indiana, in a small farming town, and I buy my beef and pork directly from a local farmer and have it processed at a small LOCALLY OWNED butcher shop. So bite me!
WOW. I KNOW NOW WHY I LOVE THE COUNTRY ALL MY LIFE WITH THESE WONDERFUL ANIMALS AND FRIENDS MAKE FARM LIFE GREAT. GO COW'S.I LOVE MY FRESH MILK. dawnsheidler@yahoo.com
So these cows get to stay inside all day long? How depressing. I thought cows were suposed to go chill in the grassy pastures shown outside they're prison all day.
Yikes! Our farmland is so concentrated now that one tornado could wipe out a huge amount of our food or milk. This was not God's plan. This is a no brainer.
The males are generally eaten, or they're used for stud. Translation: if they're prize winning studs they are routinely brought to milking stations where their semen is artificially removed and sold to breeders in what are called 'straws'. A pedigreed bull can get over five hundred dollars per straw. I'm not joking, this is true.
we've all been brainwashed by the dairy industry since we were kids..... the video: the video is a crock!!!!! milk is *bad* for us, disastrous for animals, and is rotten for the environment....
What a terrible life for these animals Crammed up in a feed lot. No privacy for the poor moms giving birth. They don't get to go walking in a field of fresh hay. These cows have emotions and feelings. Our cows on our very small dairy farm of 15 cows had names and got to run in the fresh air. You ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Milk is a self-defeating product as far as preventing osteoporosis. People do not need cow's milk or animal protein! Plenty of protein from veggies!
@jackal198666 I help on a dairy farm and we milk about 35 cows and they ALL have names!! I completely agree with you! Every cow has their own personality and they need to be able to show it!! (:
i wish i had all this fancy technology they do geeze we just have a ordinary tie stall barn...YOI thats a lot more work than me even with all those machines...that would be fun to take a tour here instead of just watching this from RFD TV and youtube:D
Another horror show from Monsanto... Another reason to support your small local dairy farmer. Hmm how many dairies do you think this monstrosity destroyed?
Amazing operation but do these cows even get to walk around the pasture and graze at all? I see they have some kind of pedometer, counting their steps, probably following minimal standards of activity which probably means hardly any.
@VonFisch1 I would encourage you to go visit a few large livestock operations, be it dairy or beef, to see just how things work. People are fed so much misinformation it is sad. I know it's easy to sit behind a computer and comment on things that you likely have no firsthand experience of. Are all livestock operations perfect? No, of course not and I want them out of business as much as the next guy but Fair Oaks is an example of how the majority of the places operate.
@gumby779 How about you check out Snowville Creamery and see how it should be done? I don't need to have "first-hand experience" to know these animals basically spend their lives in a stall, built per FDA's minimum standards, of course.
@VonFisch1 Apparently you do need to have first hand experience because the cows do not spend their lives in a stall. They only come into the stalls at feeding and milking. Think about the size of the barn they would need to keep the cows inside. Saying things like that show just how ignorant you are when it comes to these things and why you actually do need first hand experience.
Monsanto sponsors americasheartland. Google Monsanto and you'll quickly discover a company you cannot trust. Monsanto is out to genetically morph the world's seed supply. Monsanto sold Posilac (rBGH - a genetically engineered product) to dairy farmers (illegal in Canada and Europe) - it is really bad for cows and also the milk. When dairies started advertising their milk as rBGH-Free, Monsanto attacked them legally. That's Monsanto (in a nutshell).
No wonder I didn't see any cows grazing in the fields of Wisconsin - or near this joint which is in my backyard. I pay a higher price for organic milk because it tastes better and, I thought, the cows got to eat fresh grass & breathe fresh air every day.
So, now I know where my tax dollars, in the form of farmer subsidies, price supports and a distribution monopoly also, I believe, go. So the message to our citizens is that it's okay to treat living things like machines? How shameful.
@MAPS311 First, there is no difference in taste between organic and regular milk, it is simply your mind making you think it tastes different because you want it to. This has been proved in blind taste tests. Second, when these cows are not milking they are on grass. Third, your organic milk actually takes a higher toll on the environment because more land and water are needed to make a liter of milk. That's one of the reasons organic costs more, the cost of production is higher.
@MAPS311 ..AMEN MAPS,I was raised near the farms when it was beef cattle ande they shipped the cows by rail from Texas. They come into a small town Fair Ooaks and some of th3e cowboys would actually drive the cattle into the fields for the last fattening before Chicago
Pretty amazing tech. I dont drink milk but still a very amazing operation. I dont know about the bad side of this or if there is any. Im sure the show is sanitized to some extent. Regardless you cant deny the level of productivity and the cows seem to not be distressed at all. They really need to remove "miracle" from this as its purely a human endeavour. Give yourselves some credit. Science and ingenuity on your account.
21st centry ag should still be about small 100 cow dairys not big government owned farms where the workers don't understand anything about agriculture
@rakerman102 the idea of having lots of small 100 cow farms will never work. The cost of producing milk is increasing, and the price farmers receive for milk is not making up the difference. Farms have to get bigger to remain viable, to keep the family farmer in business. Granted this is a very large farm, but 100 cow farms are already unprofitable.
Of course not, I don't want acres of any kind of cattle. I was merely pointing out that this facility doesn't show people the truth of dairy farming. People who don't know better go to the 'Adventure Center' and think dairy farming is all sunshine and flowers. If these uneducated people knew what goes on behind the scenes they might not be so happy about their milk. They don't see the injections of rBGH, the hormone that makes American milk unsafe to drink, or any of the other bad stuff.
@annbux rBGH is not unsafe. also known as bst is a hormone that is already in the milk to begin with. It is not some unsafe additive. It is completely natural in the milk even in nature in untouched milk. Also none of the dairies I know dont even use it just because the creameries dont want to deal with uneducated people saying it is bad for everyone. It is already in the milk in a natural state. The cow produces it on her own in her own milk. Milk is completely safe and very good.
@annbux none of the cows at Fair Oaks Dairy are injected with any hormones. You would know that if you took the tour. Preconceptions are what make people like yourself sound stupid
@annbux@annbux So I will be interested in knowing your phone number and address so I make sure that these animals are SURE to have an new home when they are no longer productive. Please feel free to email me privately if interested. The problem is that there are SO FEW OF YOU that can only talk the talk but not walk the walk!!!!! Maybe you should spout of about the low price given to dairy farmers before you get involved in this or you might be drinking YOUR milk from(unregulated) China!
@annbux continuation of previous post!) Hell they put lead in our babies toys! Do you you really think they care what goes in your milk??? BTW I have been a nd still am an active dairy farmer for 28YEARS!!! The American dairy farmer is the only person in our economy that buys everything at retail sells everything at wholesale and PAYS THE FREIGHT BOTH WAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy your milk America!!
After they show the calves being born, do they show them dragged away from their mothers to be sold as veal calves? That's what happens to all the male calves, and most of the females. And no further explanation on the transponders the cows wear, do people understand that if the cow isn't producing enough milk, it is sent to slaughter. The average lifespan of a diary cow is 4 years. They do not spend their retirement in green pastures, they are butchered when no longer useful.
@sohcsarewicked What about it? It's nothing more than a schoolboys dream. Do you understand how farmers control disease in cattle? Before TB was controlled in cattle it was spread to humans and TB is not a disease you want to suffer from. There are many other diseases in cattle that are kept under control by farming. Letting cattle roam free will mean these diseases will quickly spread to humans.
@annbux So I will be interested in knowing your phone number and address so I make sure that these animals are SURE to have an new home when they are no longer productive. Please feel free to email me privately if interested. The problem is that there are SO FEW OF YOU that can only talk the talk but not walk the walk!!!!! Maybe you should spout of about the low price given to dairy farmers before you get involved in this or you might be drinking YOUR milk from(unregulated) China!!
@bootsoreo24us Don't drink milk or use any dairy products, because milk is for BABY COWS, not for people...people shoould take some time to educate themselves about what they are putting into their bodies. Large scale animal agriculture is ruining the environment as well. There, everyone can have a good rant about that...the science is irrefutable however, even organic dairy products are bad for humans...
@annbux Oh well then there we have it! No milk or milk products! Never have eaten ice cream or macaroni and cheese? I've heard this before from one person all the while he had a cigarette hanging from his mouth. Some irony there! Let me ask what do you drink? Just water? From a city source or a tested well? I guess a cold beer or a glass of wine would be out of the question too since they have been listed on the *bad* list as well. What food or water hasn't been???
There is really nothing to be proud in this video! little difference if not between this and a Ford factory!!!! the animals don't seem to be outside eating fresh grass, so the milk is not of the best quality. It is like a show! it is pityful.
What a wonderful video! This is absolutely amazing. These animals are well taken care of and the farm is very "green" with its waste management being turned into energy. Kudos!!!
@dougall3 Wow.Your very mature, did you know that? (And btw that was sarcasm^.-) And you called me a homo?Are you friggin serious?WOW and I don't even havea boyfriend. And I'm a girl justso yah know ^.-
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@capitalideals1 People like you are monsters. HOW can you bear to eat another living creature and then making joeks about it?! WOULD YOU EAT YOUR DOG? (And if you don't have a dog, would you eat it if you had one?!)
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@dougall3 actually if you were smart you would understand that PETA stands for People of the Ethical Treatment of Animals. But your not that smart now are you? Now go and give your mommy a hug and go back to first grade!
@cz4586 It's called a typing error. And you think calling people is nasty? HA, shouldn't you be calling killing another living creature and eating it nasty?
What they don't show you is that the calf is soon taken away and served as veal on your dinner plate. How else can they milk the cow. At the end of her life - she will be used up, weak and probably kicked into her death pen. Future indeed!
@silkcastle Hey, what happens to you when you are say around... 65-80 years old?!?! we all become weakere and used up too.... us farmers quicker then most office ppl.... office ppl are unfortunately around too long to become bickerers over us farmers hard work....
if this is the futuer we are in troble. a futuer with no acountabilty because the food we eat comes out as a spread sheet at the end of the day. theses comercial operations are so big that they can't possibly see every problem with every cow. ohh and how meany people dose this place have on staff, compared to a medium sized operation they may have 10%. so this is why big is bad for the economy when jobs are hard to find and sevice is impossable to get. enyways small bisness is acountable.
Actually, I love milk, drink some non fat, but it really isn't so great for you. This should not be news to people. Vegetable and grains sources of nutrients are much better for us. If the animals were grass fed instead of grain fed the food wouldn't be nearly as bad for us.
Brings back fond memories from the family farm in the '50s, milking 35 head of Holsteins in a three station, pipeline palor, twice a day. 24/7 Hard work but wholesome and life forming. Thanks!
I would love to see this place...i live on a 100 cow farm...and btw these calves do NOT become veal. they are raised and are eventually added to the milking herd!...... .....................................
Most the the calves born become veal. Look into the treatment of cows that become veal and you won't have such a warm feeling about 80 some births a day.
u r an idiot u obvi have no idea so dont even try to sound smart they all are raised back on the farm and prob r treated better than u are cause u were obviously dropped on ur head as a child
Actually my aunt runs a veal farm. Veal are actually full grown bulls that have been fed nothing but milk. They are not only humanely treated, but they live a much longer life than they would have otherwise (since there's not much demand for male bovine in the milking industry). Please educate yourself before believing PETA propaganda!
Only problem is the forced antibiotics and growth hormones and another chemicels I can't remember what its called, that is injected or fed to the cows!!!!
What about all the males born there every day? I guess the old slaughter house for them for McDonalds and Wendys. This place makes it look like all these cows have a plush life. I bet they don't.
What I like most is that they allow even negative comments here vs deleting them. That's American which is sad to have to say,,, but it is 2009 now.
On the other hand, one sponsor of theirs that CAN really color (corrupt) the real journalism here is Monsanto. Very controversial to say the least.
To be fair I have not looked to see if they did any honest stories about Monsanto & genetics etc but honestly,,, I doubt they ever will unless they forgo Monsanto's 30 pieces of silver first.
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The first thing I thought of when I watched this video was how much water it is taking to grow, feed, and produce milk from these cows. Being that as a country we are experiencing shortages of water, I thought, "WOW!" is this the best way to be using our water? Consider this, it takes between 500 to 1000 gallons of water for one cow to fill its udders with a QUART of milk. And, it takes 650 gallons for a pound of cheddar or brie cheese. What's the impactof thi? And, that calf being born.Veal?
Where do you get 500 to 1000 gallons per quart? The video says 30 gallons a day. An average Holstein will produce 70 pounds of milk per day. A gallon of milk weighs 8 pounds so that is 8.75 gallons of milk per cow per day. 30/8.75 equals 3.43 gallons of water per gallon of milk. That is .86 gallons of water per quart. now if it takes 500 to 1000 gallons to produce 90 pounds of feed per day...well then you still need to divide it to find the amount per quart. Sooo...I have my doubts ur correct.
Here's a short reading list to help you understand that water is not a renewable resource:
"Searching for the Headwaters"
"When the River Runs Dry"
"Planet Water"
"Not a Drop to Drink: America's Water Crisis"
"Thirst: Fighting the Corporate Theft of our Water"
and, a particularly great one is "Cadillac Desert,"-- if you happen to reside in Los Angeles, or the Imperial Valley area of California, you'll find that one really enlightening.
@wandercrones: Conservation kills jobs, us as much of everthing as you wish. Including your gas guzzling RV's (8 mi per gallon) . I'll pass on the koolaide. As for me, I'm doing all I can to INCREASE my carbon footprint. Next time you lock step with your lefties in song, google (Cloward-Piven) and sing along.
Excuse me? Who cares if the cows are happy?! Thats the most important aspect of agriculture, ensuring that the animals that provide us with food, milk and clothes have as good a life as possible!!!!!!
At least if the cows are being looked at 3 times a day one would hope they'd be monitored very closely for illnesses... especially with all those tourists visiting.
Am I the only one who finds this scary? These consortiums are nothing but big business, and they are the reason why the real farmers in this country are being foreclosed on Farming has become such big business that the CEO of this enterprise doesn't know that milk is measured by the gallon, not the pound. You think those cows look happy? Take a look at the people who spent generations farming that land, who were put out of their homes and businesses by Big Brother! Read 1986!
What is wrong with big business. I am sure they employ a lot of people who otherwise may not have a job. That area of the country is hard pressed for jobs. We all need to eat. Who cares if the cows are happy. They are not mistreated.
Uhhhh... you MIGHT want to read "1984" by Audious Huxley... a bit different... never heard of "1986", except when I got married. And THAT'S another story!
How cool is this? What a beautiful place! The cows seem very content and what a neat way to see the birth. Thank you for this wonderful video. If we are ever in the area, we will come and tour!
I'm sure milk MUST be bad for you. My grandfather worked in the milk business most of his life and really pushed the health benifits of milk.He died from a heart attack probably caused by all that milk when he was only 94.
I see the vegans have shown with their scare tactics. Never heard of any of these claims "and the chronic fatigue, anemia, asthma, and autoimmune disorders milk consumption causes. " Chronic fatigue? Dear find has it, and this person knows more than her doctors?
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This is very sad and shows why milk is no longer "good" for you. These cows never once see daylight or walk around outside, or eat green grass! Being cooped in a pen and fed silage and grain, never outside- NOT natural to a cow and it DOES affect what is in the milk. A cow birthing in a glass, public pen?? Are you kidding me? Be VERY VERY picky about the brands of milk you buy- organic, pastured is what you want from SMALLER dairies! Better-find a source of fresh RAW milk from someones own farm!
The dairy lobby remains cozy with most medical practitioners to perpetrate its "drink milk" propaganda. However, not one of the 1,500 papers listed in "Medicine" that deal with milk points to its goodness--only to the pus, blood, antibiotics, and carcinogens in milk, and the chronic fatigue, anemia, asthma, and autoimmune disorders milk consumption causes.
This is not sustainability. The best thing for our nation is to have many small farms operating in a natural way. This is horrible and it is the opposite of healthy for the cows and for the milk we consume. This is not education. This is advertisement. youtue monsanto... you don't want to know!
It does look like an efficient factory but it is a factory with a living element. I don't eat or drink any milk. Much of it is high in hormones and pharmaceuticals. Soy - organic soy is a great alternative and I can actually digest that. Read Milk: The White Poison.
Humans seem to be the only animals who show concern for the welfare of their prey. I live in the country, and my friends and neighbors raise both animal and vegetable sources of food. We also harvest game and take great care to make quick kills to minimize the animals suffering. Most of us are freedom loving people who value the rights of others to have different opinions from our own, and we respect those opinions right up to the point that we are told we no longer have the right to our own
vegangirlintx, are you for real. Cows consenting to sex? Are you saying these cows are being raped? Ive heard enough, you need some protein, like beef or cheese or something. Youve lost your mind! Have a cheeseburger!
I grew up on a farm in Croatia and milked our cows by hand wich is the most humane way to do it. This Dairy Farme gets my cudos, cows look happy and healthy and are treated the most humane way possible compered to other places I have seen in North America. I am 53 years old and don't look it, a lot has to do with amount of dairy products I have consumed from babyhood. As for you veggeterians plants do have a nerveus system and that gives them same feelings as animals, so you are just as cruel.
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A dairy cow lives her entire live being a milk factory. She is impregnated without her consent. Shortly after giving birth, the calf is taken from her forever. Female calves have the same fate as their mothers: hooked up to teat-sucking machines several times a day, repeatedly forced to give birth just to produce milk. Males calves becomes veal. After several years of a miserable existence as a dairy cow, she is sent to slaughter. Would you want the same fate? Please consider a vegan lifestyle.
Well, YEAH.!! Thats what they are for, producing milk, And as to the miserable existance, they look well cared for and content..Cows are like democrats, depending on others to feed them and take care of them..Got several here on the place..They start calling at feeding time, 2:15PM every day..I eat beef steak and all other meats the last 70 years..Your vegan lifestyle sucks..Eat More Beef..Ranchers gotta make a living..
I've been there and yes it's nice to see the technology used and the process for making cheese. But that's where the "nice" portion ends. They also have the products available for sale along with a food court. Sandwiches are nasty and way overpriced. The cheese is of sufficient quality for a super WalMart and nothing more. Thanks, but if I want to get gouged at a tourist trap I'll go to Disney World. If I want quality dairy products, I'll go north to Wisconsin.
kEEP MILKING THOSE COWS, I LOVE MY ICE CREAM, VEAL MEAT FOUR BRECKFEST, EVERYTHING LIVES FROM SOMETHING ELSE,RICH LIVE OFF THE POOR, THANK THE FARMER, i,AM HUNGRY, TBONES, I LOVE EM. rATHER HAVE BEAF THAN CORN ON THE COB.
Funny, Any good doctor will tell you that once you are weaned from your mother's breast, you no longer need milk. Its nutrients are present in a balanced diet.
The dairy industry is heavily subsidized with taxpayers money.
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Nice to see they are starting to consider the feelings of bovines.
DragonDriver100 2 weeks ago
Nice to see they are starting to consider the feelings of bovines.
DragonDriver100 2 weeks ago
The wonder of the production line! Henry Ford would be proud. Assembly-line workers can identify perfectly with the sight of factory inmates being milked for the product of their labors.
It's so heart warming to see calves being born - and the mother cow tenderly licking them clean. Don't wonder what happens to the little calves next - after all,the mother's milk is not for them! No, they must die so that humans can drink this stuff that nature designed to build small brains and big horns...
geoffbond 1 month ago
Was there and visited today. I have to admit I was impressed. They seemed to have every angle worked out, from selling male calves, to placing the Heifers until they can produce milk. But somehow it was sad. These cows from birth to death were just "milk producing machines". Having claves every year to keep the milk flowing, and then when their productivity deminises they go on to be part of the "fast food chain". As long as they are treated humanely then I guess there is nothing else to say.
meezerlover 2 months ago
Very, very sad life for these imprisoned cows. I think it's just awful.
tibertlm 2 months ago
@tibertlm Get over yourself. What do you prefer for these cows? A marguerita poolside? What good are these animals for except to do what they are doing here? They are not being hurt or abused. They get plenty to eat and are kept healthy and able to do what cows do.
Operanobility 2 months ago
but it is MUCH, MUCH better and is a model that should be followed.. until something better is achieved.
mechybird 3 months ago
all the flashiness wouldn't be necessary if it were profitable and humane.
mechybird 3 months ago
Beautiful farm , well taken care of animals , still the idiots are not happy !
griffithranchnv 3 months ago
Does Al Gore know about this outrage?
Ebiczebulanious 4 months ago
Do these cows ever get to go out to pasture like ours did when I was growing up on a small dairy farm? If not, how sad.
xCrosstheLine 4 months ago
If any of you think that industrial farming is a solution to our food crisis please think again. This is where disease comes from. This is where mass vaccination of animals get into our food supply. Federally controlled corporation owned madness! Mad cow disease comes from industrial farming not small scale farming like we need. This is BIG AGRO propaganda. Giant farms and ranches DESTROY the AMERICAN way of life not lift it up. This is CORPORATISM not CAPITOLISM. There is no FREEDOM here.
goodoldjeremy 4 months ago
@goodoldjeremy
If you do your research, you will find that people died in droves from drinking milk produced at the turn of the century, from undulant fever, bruceollosis, bangs, and cows eating poisinous weeds in pastures and woodlands. Big farms are able to cleanly process the milk, control waste, as evidenced, obtain maximum production techniques, and keep the product healthy. If you are opposed to this.....don't drink milk.
tkellough 4 months ago 5
Yes, I agree about seeing dirty cows on some of the farmlands. Your farm is very efficient but I would still like to see the cows have the opportunity of grazing on nice green farm fields.
curleygirl09 4 months ago
To all of you who are complaining about the treatment of these animals, you should take a nice drive in the country and see how the animals on the small farms look. Most of them are covered in filth and flies. The world has too many people, how do you expect to feed us all??? And while you're at it, even if you don't eat meat I would be willing to bet a weeks wages that your shoes are leather. If you really feel that way good for you but don't be a hypocrite!
raven990610 4 months ago
@raven990610
What country are you taking a drive in? To make a generalization of small dairy farms and their herd is silly. We need MORE small dairy farms as it is an excellent way of life and a great place to raise a family and a clean herd of cows.
luckyputz3 4 months ago
@luckyputz3 If you bothered to read the post I never said ANYTHING about big industrial farms being the best way of raising food. I was simply giving information about modern methods of cow reproduction. Which, btw, I learned about from my good friend who is a small family farm owner (60 head of cattle). And I happen to live in Indiana, in a small farming town, and I buy my beef and pork directly from a local farmer and have it processed at a small LOCALLY OWNED butcher shop. So bite me!
raven990610 4 months ago
Amazing!! It's going on my bucket list.
gayleputt 5 months ago
i use to work for newberry farm the best company in the state they care for the animals and have good vets, # 1 farm in USA.
68sergiomartinez 5 months ago
WOW. I KNOW NOW WHY I LOVE THE COUNTRY ALL MY LIFE WITH THESE WONDERFUL ANIMALS AND FRIENDS MAKE FARM LIFE GREAT. GO COW'S.I LOVE MY FRESH MILK. dawnsheidler@yahoo.com
mspinkypoo12 5 months ago
So these cows get to stay inside all day long? How depressing. I thought cows were suposed to go chill in the grassy pastures shown outside they're prison all day.
bellaelis89 7 months ago
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crw996 7 months ago
Yikes! Our farmland is so concentrated now that one tornado could wipe out a huge amount of our food or milk. This was not God's plan. This is a no brainer.
julieification 7 months ago
@julieification Yeah, man has thwarted God's plan...NO brainer...
sssteve72 4 months ago
@sssteve72 Sort of like man defied the seas with the Titanic?
julieification 4 months ago
This is just wrong.
WowIndescribable 8 months ago
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WowIndescribable 8 months ago
And by the Way everyone:
THOSE COWS ARE DAIRY COWS, NOT MEAT COWS. THERES A DIFFERENCE.
zachzilla26 8 months ago
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WowIndescribable 8 months ago
@zachzilla26 What do you think happens to the male cows who are born to the deliberately inseminated dairy cows?
WowIndescribable 8 months ago
@WowIndescribable I just found that out.
And Why is it that everytime I write a comment, I never get a positive response.
zachzilla26 8 months ago
@WowIndescribable we eat them
ewizkid55 6 months ago
The males are generally eaten, or they're used for stud. Translation: if they're prize winning studs they are routinely brought to milking stations where their semen is artificially removed and sold to breeders in what are called 'straws'. A pedigreed bull can get over five hundred dollars per straw. I'm not joking, this is true.
raven990610 4 months ago
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acornembryo6 5 months ago
I just went there today. I even watched a cow give birth.
zachzilla26 8 months ago
we've all been brainwashed by the dairy industry since we were kids..... the video: the video is a crock!!!!! milk is *bad* for us, disastrous for animals, and is rotten for the environment....
joelperlish 8 months ago
@joelperlish if that's so. why does every mammal in the world produce it ?
KB1PTH 6 months ago
Its a very cool palce and i would recomend it to anybody if you ever in the area stop and take a look at it.
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RatmFreak100 9 months ago
If they're showing calfs being born to the public, why don't they show how those calfs got inside the cow in the first place?
fanagot 11 months ago
@fanagot hahahahahah
dairyboy4020 10 months ago
What a terrible life for these animals Crammed up in a feed lot. No privacy for the poor moms giving birth. They don't get to go walking in a field of fresh hay. These cows have emotions and feelings. Our cows on our very small dairy farm of 15 cows had names and got to run in the fresh air. You ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Milk is a self-defeating product as far as preventing osteoporosis. People do not need cow's milk or animal protein! Plenty of protein from veggies!
jackal198666 11 months ago
@jackal198666 there not in a feed lot there on a dairy farm in heaven not even cramped up good thing uv never seen a bad dairy farm
dairyboy4020 10 months ago
@jackal198666 I help on a dairy farm and we milk about 35 cows and they ALL have names!! I completely agree with you! Every cow has their own personality and they need to be able to show it!! (:
Brooke002471 6 months ago
after 5 yearswhen they ared one milking them to death, they are sent to slaughter! and this is supposed to be a christian nation!
normalguyable 11 months ago
@normalguyable
MMM steaks !!!
huckleberry154 9 months ago
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MamaAsantewaa 11 months ago
i wish i had all this fancy technology they do geeze we just have a ordinary tie stall barn...YOI thats a lot more work than me even with all those machines...that would be fun to take a tour here instead of just watching this from RFD TV and youtube:D
horseyfarm37 11 months ago
Or u can simply drink goat milk, almond milk ( my personal choice) , and please support your local farmer ! Xo
susannehutch 1 year ago
thats not for say a farm its a corp. visit your local farmer
2413scottmarley2 1 year ago
Another horror show from Monsanto... Another reason to support your small local dairy farmer. Hmm how many dairies do you think this monstrosity destroyed?
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LeliaBnhyi 1 year ago
@FlawlessWhale ..baby cows get milk replacer..boy cows get a veal farm for 16 weeks..than its over
ljbain5 1 year ago
Monsanto, pure and simply evil. There is no other way to state it.
FreeMeFromG 1 year ago
Amazing operation but do these cows even get to walk around the pasture and graze at all? I see they have some kind of pedometer, counting their steps, probably following minimal standards of activity which probably means hardly any.
VonFisch1 1 year ago
@VonFisch1 grazing is incredibly inefficient use of land and when you have this many animals to feed you have to be careful
maxnewellmz8025656 1 year ago
@maxnewellmz8025656 What a shame and all the more reason why people are so against the large commercial farms.
VonFisch1 1 year ago
@VonFisch1 I would encourage you to go visit a few large livestock operations, be it dairy or beef, to see just how things work. People are fed so much misinformation it is sad. I know it's easy to sit behind a computer and comment on things that you likely have no firsthand experience of. Are all livestock operations perfect? No, of course not and I want them out of business as much as the next guy but Fair Oaks is an example of how the majority of the places operate.
gumby779 1 year ago
@gumby779 How about you check out Snowville Creamery and see how it should be done? I don't need to have "first-hand experience" to know these animals basically spend their lives in a stall, built per FDA's minimum standards, of course.
VonFisch1 1 year ago
@VonFisch1 Apparently you do need to have first hand experience because the cows do not spend their lives in a stall. They only come into the stalls at feeding and milking. Think about the size of the barn they would need to keep the cows inside. Saying things like that show just how ignorant you are when it comes to these things and why you actually do need first hand experience.
gumby779 1 year ago
What an amazing operation they have set up there.
Biggest Dairy barn i've ever been in had around 1500 milking
Davebjj 1 year ago
Monsanto sponsors americasheartland. Google Monsanto and you'll quickly discover a company you cannot trust. Monsanto is out to genetically morph the world's seed supply. Monsanto sold Posilac (rBGH - a genetically engineered product) to dairy farmers (illegal in Canada and Europe) - it is really bad for cows and also the milk. When dairies started advertising their milk as rBGH-Free, Monsanto attacked them legally. That's Monsanto (in a nutshell).
357935x 1 year ago
would you be a cow in this hell-hole? If this is a god-loving company, I'm proud to be humanist. What can't they justify in the name of profit?
1hitchin 1 year ago
@1hitchin Actually i would love to be in a place where all i have to do is eat sleep and be milked
maxnewellmz8025656 1 year ago
put it this way, would you want to be a cow in this hell-hole? If this is a god-loving country, I'm proud to be humanist.
1hitchin 1 year ago
Wow this is so typical and ignorant
PatsOnFire56 1 year ago
No wonder I didn't see any cows grazing in the fields of Wisconsin - or near this joint which is in my backyard. I pay a higher price for organic milk because it tastes better and, I thought, the cows got to eat fresh grass & breathe fresh air every day.
So, now I know where my tax dollars, in the form of farmer subsidies, price supports and a distribution monopoly also, I believe, go. So the message to our citizens is that it's okay to treat living things like machines? How shameful.
MAPS311 1 year ago
@MAPS311 First, there is no difference in taste between organic and regular milk, it is simply your mind making you think it tastes different because you want it to. This has been proved in blind taste tests. Second, when these cows are not milking they are on grass. Third, your organic milk actually takes a higher toll on the environment because more land and water are needed to make a liter of milk. That's one of the reasons organic costs more, the cost of production is higher.
gumby779 1 year ago
@MAPS311 ..AMEN MAPS,I was raised near the farms when it was beef cattle ande they shipped the cows by rail from Texas. They come into a small town Fair Ooaks and some of th3e cowboys would actually drive the cattle into the fields for the last fattening before Chicago
ljbain5 1 year ago
Pretty amazing tech. I dont drink milk but still a very amazing operation. I dont know about the bad side of this or if there is any. Im sure the show is sanitized to some extent. Regardless you cant deny the level of productivity and the cows seem to not be distressed at all. They really need to remove "miracle" from this as its purely a human endeavour. Give yourselves some credit. Science and ingenuity on your account.
daeamarth 1 year ago
@cowman1970 "They do that?" Do you have a question or you just like putting "?" at the end of a few words?
tubeexcellence 1 year ago
@tubeexcellence I was being quite sarcastic.
cowman1970 1 year ago
@tubeexcellence I was being quite sarcastic. They don't do that at all.
cowman1970 1 year ago
Did it cross your mind why they also don't show the killing of the baby cows (for their soft meat - veal) in a similar glass walled room?
tubeexcellence 1 year ago
READ the note: Sponsored by "The Monsanto Company"
Sheeple are us!
tubeexcellence 1 year ago
21st centry ag should still be about small 100 cow dairys not big government owned farms where the workers don't understand anything about agriculture
rakerman102 1 year ago
@rakerman102 the idea of having lots of small 100 cow farms will never work. The cost of producing milk is increasing, and the price farmers receive for milk is not making up the difference. Farms have to get bigger to remain viable, to keep the family farmer in business. Granted this is a very large farm, but 100 cow farms are already unprofitable.
cornandstuff 1 year ago
HOLY CRAP!! Not bad at all!
Kurby2001 1 year ago
Of course not, I don't want acres of any kind of cattle. I was merely pointing out that this facility doesn't show people the truth of dairy farming. People who don't know better go to the 'Adventure Center' and think dairy farming is all sunshine and flowers. If these uneducated people knew what goes on behind the scenes they might not be so happy about their milk. They don't see the injections of rBGH, the hormone that makes American milk unsafe to drink, or any of the other bad stuff.
annbux 1 year ago
@annbux rBGH is not unsafe. also known as bst is a hormone that is already in the milk to begin with. It is not some unsafe additive. It is completely natural in the milk even in nature in untouched milk. Also none of the dairies I know dont even use it just because the creameries dont want to deal with uneducated people saying it is bad for everyone. It is already in the milk in a natural state. The cow produces it on her own in her own milk. Milk is completely safe and very good.
rimdj 1 year ago
@annbux none of the cows at Fair Oaks Dairy are injected with any hormones. You would know that if you took the tour. Preconceptions are what make people like yourself sound stupid
suckit2eyes 1 year ago
@annbux @annbux So I will be interested in knowing your phone number and address so I make sure that these animals are SURE to have an new home when they are no longer productive. Please feel free to email me privately if interested. The problem is that there are SO FEW OF YOU that can only talk the talk but not walk the walk!!!!! Maybe you should spout of about the low price given to dairy farmers before you get involved in this or you might be drinking YOUR milk from(unregulated) China!
bootsoreo24us 1 year ago
@annbux continuation of previous post!) Hell they put lead in our babies toys! Do you you really think they care what goes in your milk??? BTW I have been a nd still am an active dairy farmer for 28YEARS!!! The American dairy farmer is the only person in our economy that buys everything at retail sells everything at wholesale and PAYS THE FREIGHT BOTH WAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy your milk America!!
bootsoreo24us 1 year ago
After they show the calves being born, do they show them dragged away from their mothers to be sold as veal calves? That's what happens to all the male calves, and most of the females. And no further explanation on the transponders the cows wear, do people understand that if the cow isn't producing enough milk, it is sent to slaughter. The average lifespan of a diary cow is 4 years. They do not spend their retirement in green pastures, they are butchered when no longer useful.
annbux 1 year ago
@annbux So you want to have acres of pasture carrying retired cows dying of old age and spreading disease?
cattlewrangler 1 year ago
@cattlewrangler You should watch this video just search for it in the search box
"More than 10,000 cows are protected from slaughtering"
sohcsarewicked 1 year ago
@sohcsarewicked What about it? It's nothing more than a schoolboys dream. Do you understand how farmers control disease in cattle? Before TB was controlled in cattle it was spread to humans and TB is not a disease you want to suffer from. There are many other diseases in cattle that are kept under control by farming. Letting cattle roam free will mean these diseases will quickly spread to humans.
cattlewrangler 1 year ago
@annbux So I will be interested in knowing your phone number and address so I make sure that these animals are SURE to have an new home when they are no longer productive. Please feel free to email me privately if interested. The problem is that there are SO FEW OF YOU that can only talk the talk but not walk the walk!!!!! Maybe you should spout of about the low price given to dairy farmers before you get involved in this or you might be drinking YOUR milk from(unregulated) China!!
bootsoreo24us 1 year ago
@bootsoreo24us Don't drink milk or use any dairy products, because milk is for BABY COWS, not for people...people shoould take some time to educate themselves about what they are putting into their bodies. Large scale animal agriculture is ruining the environment as well. There, everyone can have a good rant about that...the science is irrefutable however, even organic dairy products are bad for humans...
annbux 1 year ago
@annbux Oh well then there we have it! No milk or milk products! Never have eaten ice cream or macaroni and cheese? I've heard this before from one person all the while he had a cigarette hanging from his mouth. Some irony there! Let me ask what do you drink? Just water? From a city source or a tested well? I guess a cold beer or a glass of wine would be out of the question too since they have been listed on the *bad* list as well. What food or water hasn't been???
bootsoreo24us 1 year ago
@annbux The "science"? You mean from the bunny hugging liberal democrat hippies right?
cowman1970 1 year ago
the dairy i work at has 2 of those carasauls
ccc7121 1 year ago
There is really nothing to be proud in this video! little difference if not between this and a Ford factory!!!! the animals don't seem to be outside eating fresh grass, so the milk is not of the best quality. It is like a show! it is pityful.
lukefr965 1 year ago
@lukefr965 only, it has the best milk quality in the nation. again, you would know this if you had any idea what you were talking about
suckit2eyes 1 year ago
Wow! very interesting and I wouldn't mind taking kids there to visit. It sounds fun, the visitor part!
jessesgirl10 1 year ago
What a wonderful video! This is absolutely amazing. These animals are well taken care of and the farm is very "green" with its waste management being turned into energy. Kudos!!!
Bunniesbythebay 1 year ago
@dougall3 Wow.Your very mature, did you know that? (And btw that was sarcasm^.-) And you called me a homo?Are you friggin serious?WOW and I don't even havea boyfriend. And I'm a girl justso yah know ^.-
MeowingWolf25 1 year ago
Soilent Green is people....
uronetwo 1 year ago
Actually, PETA stands for people eating tasty animals...........yummy!!
capitalideals1 1 year ago 15
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@capitalideals1 People like you are monsters. HOW can you bear to eat another living creature and then making joeks about it?! WOULD YOU EAT YOUR DOG? (And if you don't have a dog, would you eat it if you had one?!)
MeowingWolf25 1 year ago
@capitalideals1 go to hell animal eating coward!! all for your tatse buds they have to die, huh murderer!
normalguyable 11 months ago
@capitalideals1 i hope you die the same way you impose on innocent animals!
normalguyable 7 months ago
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@dougall3 actually if you were smart you would understand that PETA stands for People of the Ethical Treatment of Animals. But your not that smart now are you? Now go and give your mommy a hug and go back to first grade!
MeowingWolf25 1 year ago
If you're going to be nasty and call other people stupid you ought to get your own facts right. It's People *for* the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
cz4586 1 year ago
@cz4586 It's called a typing error. And you think calling people is nasty? HA, shouldn't you be calling killing another living creature and eating it nasty?
MeowingWolf25 1 year ago
What they don't show you is that the calf is soon taken away and served as veal on your dinner plate. How else can they milk the cow. At the end of her life - she will be used up, weak and probably kicked into her death pen. Future indeed!
silkcastle 1 year ago
@silkcastle Hey, what happens to you when you are say around... 65-80 years old?!?! we all become weakere and used up too.... us farmers quicker then most office ppl.... office ppl are unfortunately around too long to become bickerers over us farmers hard work....
belhill20 1 year ago
What a life ...
KenJWC 1 year ago
if this is the futuer we are in troble. a futuer with no acountabilty because the food we eat comes out as a spread sheet at the end of the day. theses comercial operations are so big that they can't possibly see every problem with every cow. ohh and how meany people dose this place have on staff, compared to a medium sized operation they may have 10%. so this is why big is bad for the economy when jobs are hard to find and sevice is impossable to get. enyways small bisness is acountable.
deutzdieselpower 1 year ago
Actually, I love milk, drink some non fat, but it really isn't so great for you. This should not be news to people. Vegetable and grains sources of nutrients are much better for us. If the animals were grass fed instead of grain fed the food wouldn't be nearly as bad for us.
Shasta929 1 year ago
corn silage is a grass
deutzdieselpower 1 year ago
Brings back fond memories from the family farm in the '50s, milking 35 head of Holsteins in a three station, pipeline palor, twice a day. 24/7 Hard work but wholesome and life forming. Thanks!
Lighthorseman1 2 years ago
I would love to see this place...i live on a 100 cow farm...and btw these calves do NOT become veal. they are raised and are eventually added to the milking herd!...... .....................................
ECBONNY00 2 years ago
@ECBONNY00 what about male calves????
77farm 2 years ago
scary
MassiveDada 2 years ago
NO they dont become "veal"! Jeeze...another moronic PETA nut...guess we are not supposed to drink milk now either.....lol.
captainkbt 2 years ago
@captainkbt You think your funny don't you? We can drink milk, we can eat animals, AS LONG AS WE NEED TO NOT WANT TO.
MeowingWolf25 1 year ago
Most the the calves born become veal. Look into the treatment of cows that become veal and you won't have such a warm feeling about 80 some births a day.
redaxl33 2 years ago
no most of the cows go as replacement stock for the dairy
marckus19 2 years ago
u r an idiot u obvi have no idea so dont even try to sound smart they all are raised back on the farm and prob r treated better than u are cause u were obviously dropped on ur head as a child
hick808 2 years ago
Actually my aunt runs a veal farm. Veal are actually full grown bulls that have been fed nothing but milk. They are not only humanely treated, but they live a much longer life than they would have otherwise (since there's not much demand for male bovine in the milking industry). Please educate yourself before believing PETA propaganda!
GuitarLeFemme 2 years ago
Class Act! Very Impressive.
jur3434 2 years ago
Only problem is the forced antibiotics and growth hormones and another chemicels I can't remember what its called, that is injected or fed to the cows!!!!
caperdude66 2 years ago
What about all the males born there every day? I guess the old slaughter house for them for McDonalds and Wendys. This place makes it look like all these cows have a plush life. I bet they don't.
DE387 2 years ago
wth was this????
theninjasistas101 2 years ago
What I like most is that they allow even negative comments here vs deleting them. That's American which is sad to have to say,,, but it is 2009 now.
On the other hand, one sponsor of theirs that CAN really color (corrupt) the real journalism here is Monsanto. Very controversial to say the least.
To be fair I have not looked to see if they did any honest stories about Monsanto & genetics etc but honestly,,, I doubt they ever will unless they forgo Monsanto's 30 pieces of silver first.
MIBstudios 2 years ago
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BadBCs 2 years ago
it shows maybe 10 or 20 calf being born ,
what about the other 60 they are probily just in one huge pen has anyone thought of that,
i would now i live on a dairy farm
SGTAndrew12 2 years ago
I missed the part where the cows are injected with hormones that increase the amount of milk the cow produces. How unnatural is that?
suzeegood 2 years ago
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BadBCs 2 years ago
Branded, bar coded and scientifically milked for all they're worth; then sold to the slaughterhouse the minute their output falls below a set value.
Kind of like us.
Moooooooo
citizenfitz 2 years ago
Why do i feel sorry for these poor cows that haven't walked more the five feet sence birth?
hindview 2 years ago
You shouldn't speak of things of which you know not.
ValIs4NU 2 years ago
Alota cowgirls & cowboys in INDIANA !''
hindview 2 years ago
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The first thing I thought of when I watched this video was how much water it is taking to grow, feed, and produce milk from these cows. Being that as a country we are experiencing shortages of water, I thought, "WOW!" is this the best way to be using our water? Consider this, it takes between 500 to 1000 gallons of water for one cow to fill its udders with a QUART of milk. And, it takes 650 gallons for a pound of cheddar or brie cheese. What's the impactof thi? And, that calf being born.Veal?
wandercrones 2 years ago
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davealvis 2 years ago
Where do you get 500 to 1000 gallons per quart? The video says 30 gallons a day. An average Holstein will produce 70 pounds of milk per day. A gallon of milk weighs 8 pounds so that is 8.75 gallons of milk per cow per day. 30/8.75 equals 3.43 gallons of water per gallon of milk. That is .86 gallons of water per quart. now if it takes 500 to 1000 gallons to produce 90 pounds of feed per day...well then you still need to divide it to find the amount per quart. Sooo...I have my doubts ur correct.
tjkillduff 2 years ago
There isn't a water shortage everywhere in the US. Think about it. It is a very large place.
ScottishHoosier 2 years ago
Here's a short reading list to help you understand that water is not a renewable resource:
"Searching for the Headwaters"
"When the River Runs Dry"
"Planet Water"
"Not a Drop to Drink: America's Water Crisis"
"Thirst: Fighting the Corporate Theft of our Water"
and, a particularly great one is "Cadillac Desert,"-- if you happen to reside in Los Angeles, or the Imperial Valley area of California, you'll find that one really enlightening.
wandercrones 2 years ago
@wandercrones: Conservation kills jobs, us as much of everthing as you wish. Including your gas guzzling RV's (8 mi per gallon) . I'll pass on the koolaide. As for me, I'm doing all I can to INCREASE my carbon footprint. Next time you lock step with your lefties in song, google (Cloward-Piven) and sing along.
melvinhartwinkle 2 years ago
Holy Cow
OldStormy57 2 years ago
Milk, the white poison. Stop drinking it. You aren't a calf.
foxnewsisacurse 2 years ago
What a hateful person you are. You seem to hate everything, including Fox News which, by the way, does tell the truth that other networks ignore.
ValIs4NU 2 years ago
Excuse me? Who cares if the cows are happy?! Thats the most important aspect of agriculture, ensuring that the animals that provide us with food, milk and clothes have as good a life as possible!!!!!!
At least if the cows are being looked at 3 times a day one would hope they'd be monitored very closely for illnesses... especially with all those tourists visiting.
horseygal02 2 years ago
I love my milk and so what if someone makes money on it. Why else would anyone work or run this business (or any other) if there was no incentive?
lewlewmad101 2 years ago
Am I the only one who finds this scary? These consortiums are nothing but big business, and they are the reason why the real farmers in this country are being foreclosed on Farming has become such big business that the CEO of this enterprise doesn't know that milk is measured by the gallon, not the pound. You think those cows look happy? Take a look at the people who spent generations farming that land, who were put out of their homes and businesses by Big Brother! Read 1986!
AubreyNHannahsNana 2 years ago
What is wrong with big business. I am sure they employ a lot of people who otherwise may not have a job. That area of the country is hard pressed for jobs. We all need to eat. Who cares if the cows are happy. They are not mistreated.
spccmms 2 years ago
Wow..you are seriously ignorant of the dairy business. For the record, milk is measured BY THE POUND
ufbret 2 years ago 2
Uhhhh... you MIGHT want to read "1984" by Audious Huxley... a bit different... never heard of "1986", except when I got married. And THAT'S another story!
sotbot123 2 years ago
How cool is this? What a beautiful place! The cows seem very content and what a neat way to see the birth. Thank you for this wonderful video. If we are ever in the area, we will come and tour!
designbybuess 2 years ago
Humans are also the only species capable of reasoning, and evaluation of critical info. Try thinking next time..it works
stanich054 2 years ago
More fodder for the marketing victims...
007cathy 2 years ago 2
What a nice place.
Milk, love it!!
news2be 2 years ago 3
I'm sure milk MUST be bad for you. My grandfather worked in the milk business most of his life and really pushed the health benifits of milk.He died from a heart attack probably caused by all that milk when he was only 94.
dggillam 2 years ago
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I'm glad your grandfatherd dead!
bensmythderby 2 years ago
I see the vegans have shown with their scare tactics. Never heard of any of these claims "and the chronic fatigue, anemia, asthma, and autoimmune disorders milk consumption causes. " Chronic fatigue? Dear find has it, and this person knows more than her doctors?
clytle374 2 years ago 4
Humans are the only species on earth that drink milk as adults. We don't really need it at all. We can get calcium from the other food groups.
I agree, this isn't natural for the cows....no pasture...but they look healthy.
kayapo2000 2 years ago 2
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This is very sad and shows why milk is no longer "good" for you. These cows never once see daylight or walk around outside, or eat green grass! Being cooped in a pen and fed silage and grain, never outside- NOT natural to a cow and it DOES affect what is in the milk. A cow birthing in a glass, public pen?? Are you kidding me? Be VERY VERY picky about the brands of milk you buy- organic, pastured is what you want from SMALLER dairies! Better-find a source of fresh RAW milk from someones own farm!
bugnoppersmom 2 years ago
The dairy lobby remains cozy with most medical practitioners to perpetrate its "drink milk" propaganda. However, not one of the 1,500 papers listed in "Medicine" that deal with milk points to its goodness--only to the pus, blood, antibiotics, and carcinogens in milk, and the chronic fatigue, anemia, asthma, and autoimmune disorders milk consumption causes.
liquidhyper08 2 years ago
This is not sustainability. The best thing for our nation is to have many small farms operating in a natural way. This is horrible and it is the opposite of healthy for the cows and for the milk we consume. This is not education. This is advertisement. youtue monsanto... you don't want to know!
Xearafe 2 years ago 3
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Some workers call it the "Rape Rack".
vegangirlintx 2 years ago
Actually no - vegan activists call it that. No farmer has. Same kind of activists that use the term for pitbull equipment.
Some basic biology would help you.
JanH1961 2 years ago
It does look like an efficient factory but it is a factory with a living element. I don't eat or drink any milk. Much of it is high in hormones and pharmaceuticals. Soy - organic soy is a great alternative and I can actually digest that. Read Milk: The White Poison.
foxnewsisacurse 2 years ago
Pharmaceuticals? theres a withholding period for all veterinary drugs, so you wont be drinking that in your milk...
horseygal02 2 years ago
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cows blood is a good drink too ...
CommercialVehicle 2 years ago
Humans seem to be the only animals who show concern for the welfare of their prey. I live in the country, and my friends and neighbors raise both animal and vegetable sources of food. We also harvest game and take great care to make quick kills to minimize the animals suffering. Most of us are freedom loving people who value the rights of others to have different opinions from our own, and we respect those opinions right up to the point that we are told we no longer have the right to our own
G145G145 2 years ago 16
vegangirlintx, are you for real. Cows consenting to sex? Are you saying these cows are being raped? Ive heard enough, you need some protein, like beef or cheese or something. Youve lost your mind! Have a cheeseburger!
egnalag 2 years ago 3
I grew up on a farm in Croatia and milked our cows by hand wich is the most humane way to do it. This Dairy Farme gets my cudos, cows look happy and healthy and are treated the most humane way possible compered to other places I have seen in North America. I am 53 years old and don't look it, a lot has to do with amount of dairy products I have consumed from babyhood. As for you veggeterians plants do have a nerveus system and that gives them same feelings as animals, so you are just as cruel.
moglibud 2 years ago 3
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A dairy cow lives her entire live being a milk factory. She is impregnated without her consent. Shortly after giving birth, the calf is taken from her forever. Female calves have the same fate as their mothers: hooked up to teat-sucking machines several times a day, repeatedly forced to give birth just to produce milk. Males calves becomes veal. After several years of a miserable existence as a dairy cow, she is sent to slaughter. Would you want the same fate? Please consider a vegan lifestyle.
vegangirlintx 2 years ago
Well, YEAH.!! Thats what they are for, producing milk, And as to the miserable existance, they look well cared for and content..Cows are like democrats, depending on others to feed them and take care of them..Got several here on the place..They start calling at feeding time, 2:15PM every day..I eat beef steak and all other meats the last 70 years..Your vegan lifestyle sucks..Eat More Beef..Ranchers gotta make a living..
49indians 2 years ago
I've been there and yes it's nice to see the technology used and the process for making cheese. But that's where the "nice" portion ends. They also have the products available for sale along with a food court. Sandwiches are nasty and way overpriced. The cheese is of sufficient quality for a super WalMart and nothing more. Thanks, but if I want to get gouged at a tourist trap I'll go to Disney World. If I want quality dairy products, I'll go north to Wisconsin.
arjay67 2 years ago
kEEP MILKING THOSE COWS, I LOVE MY ICE CREAM, VEAL MEAT FOUR BRECKFEST, EVERYTHING LIVES FROM SOMETHING ELSE,RICH LIVE OFF THE POOR, THANK THE FARMER, i,AM HUNGRY, TBONES, I LOVE EM. rATHER HAVE BEAF THAN CORN ON THE COB.
pinetreelw 2 years ago
Funny, Any good doctor will tell you that once you are weaned from your mother's breast, you no longer need milk. Its nutrients are present in a balanced diet.
The dairy industry is heavily subsidized with taxpayers money.
DruidShango 2 years ago