Typically on the farm we have our milk testing done the third Friday of every month, but due to inclement weather we opted to reschedule for today! This was one of the last groups being milked and I happened to be popping in to grab a jug of colostrum for our newborn calves. The Jersey cows all looked super curious as to why I was there so I swiped a quick picture. Most of my posts are admiring the Holsteins on our farm, but I want to emphasize how important our Jersey cows are. Our Jerseys may produce on average fewer gallons of milk than a Holstein (6 gallons vs 9 gallons respectively), but they make up for it by having higher butterfat contents. The butterfat content of milk helps attribute the characteristics we like such as creaminess and sweetness, and Jerseys happen to excel at butterfat content.
Today we shipped 4,891 gallons of milk.
Today we had one new bull calf.
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