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Farming
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Description of Operations: This is one of the largest dairy farms in Brock Township, milking 75 cows on a 600 acre farm. New technology has been introduced on the farm, one of which is called "No-till," which allows for planting of crops without working the land with a plow and cultivator. This is a family run operation that has been located in Brock Township since 1958. This farm also includes a seed cleaning operation that will clean an average of 4500 bushels of seed in a year.
Brock Township produces a large variety of agricultural products which include:
Heifer Barn / Freestall Barn / Milking Parlour / Milking / Milk Tank / Tractor / Field
Day in the Life of a Farmer: Winter
Day in the life of a Farmer: Summer
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- 5:30am Wake up and head to the barn
- 5:45 Start milking, feed cows and calves
- 8:00 Finish milking and eat breakfast
- 8:30 Someone feeds hay, cleans barn and prepare feed for night chores, someone else cuts hay and another person rakes hay
- 12:00pm Eat lunch
- 12:30 Continue cutting hay and bale hay that was raked in the morning, collect baled hay off of field
- 4:30 Eat snack and have business discussions
- 4:45 Start milking, feed cows and calves and prepare feed for
- morning. Other people bale or collect hay
- 7:00 Finish milking and eat dinner
- 8:00 On occasional busy days, field work is continued
- 10:00 Check barn and make sure cows are happy
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Dan Risebrough
Royaloak Studio
