Michigan Dairy Farm Survives the Winter - America's Heartland

A Central Michigan dairy farm can be a bleak place in the depth of winter. Its lonesome and the tasks seem never-ending. So why can't the dairyman we visit in mid-January imagine doing anything else? Visit http://tinyurl.com/n9f8y9 for more of Episode 307.

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[jarrs05]

calfs arent considered a by product more then likley the calf you see are heifers which will one day replace the older cows. Theyre kept in the hutch when their young so they don't pass dseases on to eachother as they would if groups together. After a certain age they will be more and grouped together.

[jbbt62]

@doyeaco you dont know what your talking about these are future cows for the dairy u need to work at one for a while so you will have knowledge of what you are talking

[beautifulday01]

poor cows, no room

[Tlhlolmlals]

@Lisnageeragh it is sold to dairy companies, everyday a lorry will come and collect it. And it's purpose is dairy products... Milk cheese yogurts etc

[acarter2018]

@JRCollinsfan actually, since they are dairy cows the bulls are typically sold for veal, sometimes they are kept for their genetics.

[Lisnageeragh]

700 cows ....where is the milk sold? For what purpose?

[JRCollinsfan]

@doyeaco these are DAIRY cows not meat cattel

[quackattack99]

doyeaco, its so tasty though! PETA= people eating tasty animals