Ridgefield dairy

[@MegaMoto4]

i work on a dairy that has a double ten parallel parlor and a bed pack free stall where we milk 113 right now and our cows have access to 200 acres of pasture right behind the barn and they come and go until we get them at 3 for milking the only time they are locked in the barn is wintertime at night. Carter and Stevens farm in Barre look it up. we have the most pasture in the state of Massachusetts and we have absolutely no hoof problems due to the lack of time spent on concrete.

[@muslimsevencan5495]

l would like to ask, how do you cooling your farm during summer time ? cuz we know for example it is found that the appetite of the dairy cattle decreases over 25ºC, feedstuff consumption decreases considerably over 30ºC and completely stops at 40ºC. also humidity is so important

[@vulcan1429]

Cows need to listen to music at all times. Mozart is the best. Music piped in to their living area greatly reduces stress and increases milk production.

[@kiddi250]

great video..how many cows do you have on your farm for milking and how much time does it take to milk them all ??

[@friesiancowboy]

Actually, for a matter of fact, this is dairy is privately owned, although they recently sold up. I take it that it isn't a very a common site in Holland to see Dairys like this then? I know several with viewing decks! The confreness facility is simply due to the owner being high up in Holstein breeding UK, so holding lots of meetings. Here in the UK, you will struggle to find a government run dairy unit, in fact, I am not even aware of one!

[@SurreyVideo]

Excellent video

[@orbit15]

that was really nice, almost makes me want to start milking cows again, thanks. B

[@estrellablanca]

wow those cows seem highly educated unlike the ones we have here, cool

[@Sherbert0102]

nice set up

[@friesiancowboy]

Actually they do, if you reaserched more into the subject, i am a farm worker from wiltshire, i milk 120 holstein x friesian cows give 10,000kg a year on average and they still spend there day/night times on grass april-october, however I do not belive this a factory farm, it has 240 cows, which by todays standards, really isnt that much. Now on to factory farming, these cows are free to wander round, they can eat, sleep, drink or play with a cow brush,

[@hywelisthebest]

They probably graze in the summer out side. I doubt they are indoor all year.

[@friesiancowboy]

So to be honest with you, this farm is a nice place for the cows to live, they arnt like factory farmed pigs and chickens which are in cages.

[@MegaMoto4]

@Farmer872 actuallly i have in fact I go to one every day of the week where i work and the cows there are only on concrete during milkings after that they are free to go to pasture and we milk 130 cows

[@updrumgath]

if anything thats too clean. i personally believe you need to expose them to a bit of dirt and keep the immune system ticking over. also agree with many of the comments below, its more like farm managing than farming these days

[@fred2104amelia]

I want this farm!! = Life ambition! Finish Uni, then save my pennies, then construct!! Freds Peds!! :)

[@Sherbert0102]

what about winter?

[@TommyKLG]

@kroneking127 Not really.....They sold up a few years ago now!!

[@MFDaveG]

3:06 is a gd tractor for the feader.

[@ekhaat]

@birdlynn09 I am quite sure that these animals suffer from less stress than their owners; if anything negative, they are probably bored. Cheers

[@jonysevn]

@VeganButterfly cool love cows and badgers, hate agricultural buisnessmen.

[@Sherbert0102]

they do alot of genetics, and have bulls for use like ridgefield Atlantis

[@jordyspeedfreak]

@cessnawings67 their not eating their chewing the cud.

[@rysunny]

good

[@jackwhitehead4639]

why don't they just get auto milkers

[@carterlandman7801]

calf hutches for young calves

[@Sherbert0102]

250s alot here

[@kroneking127]

big old impressive farm, shame farms like this are doing the small family ran farms out of business

[@MegaMoto4]

the only thing wrong with this place is the cows are on concrete too much.

[@MegaMoto4]

no big deal people on here seem to know everything about everyones experiences

[@ScRoTe1992]

@cessnawings67 so do i

[@antonivanov610]

Коровы там какие умные

[@accediaccediaccedi]

COMPLIMENTI

[@Sherbert0102]

isnt any

[@MrThisIsMeToo]

Conference facility? LMAO is is hardly a farm at 200+ acres.

[@Sherbert0102]

me