dairy farming

An introduction to a dairy farm, describing where milk comes from, how the cows are milked, where the cows live, and what is done with the milk after it is collected.

This title takes readers to farms throughout the United States that raise, care for, and milk dairy cows. Readers will learn what life is like for dairy cows, how they are often milked, and how the milk is made safe for drinking or made into other products such as cheese and yogurt. Title is complete with glossary, index, and information about common dairy cow breeds. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.

Many kids drink milk, eat cheese, and love ice cream. However, most people don't own cows to produce milk for these things; we need dairy farmers for this reason. Owning a dairy farm requires long hours of work and is often very mentally and physically draining. Your readers will learn about how dairy farms operate and how dairy farmers go about their workday. They'll also learn about how people become dairy farmers and the challenges dairy farmers must overcome. Full-color photographs depict important aspects of this job while thorough text and fact boxes provide readers with more information about this important career.

An introduction to dairy farmers and the work they do.

"Roger Evans, everyone's favourite dairy and poultry farmer, is back with his daily account of rural life, full of laughter, grumbles and witty observations about what makes life tick in the real countryside"--Publisher's description.

Cooper Jewett, a fourteen-year-old who has never seen even a photo of his parents, wants to continue his simple life on his New Hampshire dairy farm after his grandfather dies but is dragged into election year politics when a senator uncovers a scandal and claims that the president and her husband are Cooper's parents.

Taking care of cows isn't always easy, but the reward is great: milk! Dairy farms are an important food source. This book takes a look at how cows live on dairy farms. From grazing in fields to life in the barn and how they are milked, young readers will love learning about these amazing animals and how they help give us food. Using full-color photographs and accessible text, readers learn what cows eat, where milk comes from, and many of the foods we eat that come from milk.

Describes how dairy and eggs are produced in large and small farms and the technologies used.

Provides an introduction to milk and how cows, goats, and other milk producing animals are raised on farms.

Introduces readers to the life of a farmer using a diary format.