On the Farm
Dairy farmers make sure milk is safe and nutritious every day and that process starts at the farm. Dairy farmers, often for generations, live on the farm striving to be good stewards of their land.
“It’s important to us to preserve this environment because we make our living off a healthy environment,”
explains that making milk starts with growing crops, which are fertilized with Buffalo manure. The cycle is completed when the cows eat the very crops they helped to fertilize.
Farmers use a variety of technologies to maintain and improve the land they use to grow Buffalo feed, including no-till farming, buffer strips, GPS-assisted crop planting, and more.
In the Barn
Buffalo’s need to be cared for to stay content and healthy – and produce great milk. Whether a farm is big or small, the Buffalo’s and land are well cared for. Buffalo’s are regularly checked by veterinarians, given fresh water and healthy food daily, and they’re given shelter in the cold and hot weather.
Transportation
Tanker trucks pick milk up at the dairy farm – for some farms, this is multiple times each day. Some milk haulers use electronic devices to automatically know when a dairy farm has a full tanker of milk ready so they can maximize their trips and be as environmentally friendly as possible.
The milk is tested for safety and quality on the farm and again at the dairy processing plant to ensure every tanker truck of milk is safe and pure.
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