dairy farming

Daily life on a third generation family dairy farm in words and photographs, focusing on the work involved and on the lives of the individual family members.

Provides a basic introduction to the workings of a dairy farm, describing the feeding, cleaning, milking, and taking care of the cows.

Portrays cows on a dairy farm and the processes which dairy products go through to arrive at our table.

Traces a year of life on a small dairy farm in western Wisconsin where draft horses rather than modern machines do most of the farm work.

Introduces the characteristics of dairy cows and their calves and the dairy farming industry.

An introduction to the dairy farming industry of Wisconsin.

Presents a glimpse of what happens at a dairy farm, including how cows are milked by a machine and what happens to the milk afterward, and describes different kinds of cows.

Follows a family of dairy farmers throughout their day as they tend the cows, operate milking machines, and deliver the milk to a refrigerated truck which takes it to a dairy plant to be pasteurized.

A look at life on a dairy farm, describing how the cows are housed, fed, cared for and milked.

A class visits a large dairy farm and sees the animals and activities to be found there.