Cows are milked three times per day in a double-six herringbone parlor. The herd average is currently 28,800 lbs. of milk per cow, butterfat is 1080 lbs. The dry cows and replacement heifers are housed in a freestall barn built in 1999. For details on this facility go to Farm Report, December 1999 . Calves are raised from birth in a 40 X 120 greenhouse.
Animals are in individual pens until after weaning when they are moved into small groups.
The greenhouse has been through a variety changes to the roof. See Farm Report November 2000 for details on the current greenhouse covering. Inside view of Dry Cow and Heifer barn Calf Greenhouse, November 2000 .