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3Hotdogs

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11. I went to a presentation by Pa. Dept of ag to dairy farmers.

Sun Apr 18, 2021, 11:51 AM

Apr 2021

The presentation was about how to consolidate insemination so as to have all the calves born in (I think it was January). That way, the farmer could have one or two months with an 18 hour day, instead of a 20 hour day.

That was around 20 years ago when the dairy farmers weren't losing as much money as they do now.

I think it was about 5 years ago that one of the largest dairy producers told Pa farmers that they would no longer buy their milk because of the decline in dairy consumption. The dairy could not sell the milk they were producing. Affected farmers had 60 days to find another buyer for their raw mild.

Of course they are selling to developers.

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This straw picking and spreading machine is awesome!! [View all] left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 OP

That is awesome. badhair77 Apr 2021 #1

I went to a presentation by Pa. Dept of ag to dairy farmers. 3Hotdogs Apr 2021 #11

Wisconsin Farm Porn Botany Apr 2021 #2

No straws were picked or spead in this video. It is a hay spreader. There is a difference ... marble falls Apr 2021 #3

Two different attachments randr Apr 2021 #4

nope. all given to the cows as feed. mopinko Apr 2021 #5

"all given to the cows as feed" left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #7

i stand corrected. mopinko Apr 2021 #9

what?? markie Apr 2021 #6

I'm sure some kids down the street will come help for a dollar an hour. JohnnyRingo Apr 2021 #8

I suspect it is a corporate farm left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #10