Hollywood On Dairy

Hollywood Gets It Wrong

Actor Ryan Gosling recently came out against dehorning of dairy cattle because evidently he doesn't think dairy farmers care for their animals. The only reason we dehorn our animals is to keep them from endangering others and themselves. 

I have no desire to be poked or hit by a horn while I'm feeding them or simply walking by. I also don't want to see them do the same to other animals which is exactly what they do when they have horns. Mr. Gosling has probably never seen a horn do like one of his ingrown toenails and try to grow back into the animal and need to be removed.

I would love to breed our cows to polled bulls, those born without horns, but polled bulls are not widespread for dairy cows. For an even more in depth response check out another dairy farmer's response to Mr. Gosling from Dairy Carrie.

Hollywood Gets It Right

I mean who am I to argue with Dr. Sheldon Cooper? 

Of course, what I would've recommended to Leonard would be to check out SUDIA's great information on lactose intolerance and find out how he could still enjoy the taste and benefits of dairy products without side effects. When you can still have real milk why would you want to bother with the fake stuff?

Have you seen dairy done wrong or right by Hollywood stars or on television or movies? What did you think?

Celebrating Nat'l Ag Day With Milk

Today is National Ag Day! We're proud we get to get up and milk our cows everyday and provide wholesome nutritious dairy products for people to enjoy.

 Not everyone can have the opportunity to grow up on a farm and we want to make the most of it. To quote a phrase from our area dairy organization,  SUDIA, we are dedicated to dairy; our cows, our milk, and our land. And there's no better day to celebrate that than today!



So pour yourself a glass of milk, make a bowl of ice cream, or a slice yourself some cheese and toast the joy of dairy farmers on Ag Day!

Dairy Farmers (Can) Count

While milk and dairy products are important for June Dairy Month, it may also be a time to shed a little light on how dairy farmers count.  SUDIA and Dairy Farming Today are a great source of dairy farmer facts. For instance 98% of the over 51,000 U.S. dairy farms are owned by families or individuals. One dollar of milk sold from a farmer creates $3 in economic activity. In Tennessee the dairy industry had 500 million dollars worth of economic activity in 2011 and it is the top agriculture industry in eleven other states. Nationwide there are 900,000 jobs supported by farmers milking cows.

Counting Cows

So do dairy farmers count? While I might be a little biased, I think they do. The next question is can dairy farmers count? I'll let you judge for yourself by this book I made called Counting Cows. It is a simple picture counting book you can read right here or even download a free copy to put on your computer, phone, tablet, etc and share the gift of reading with a young person in your life. Be sure and leave a comment if you like it and I hope you remember the farmers during June Dairy Month.

Counting Cows