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A rotary milking parlor at a modern dairy facility in Germany Dairy farm near Bangor, Wisconsin. Dairy farming is a class of agriculture for the long-term production of milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant, either of which may be called a dairy) for the eventual sale of a dairy product.
The dairy industry in the United States includes the farms, cooperatives, and companies that produce milk, cheese and related products such as milking machines, and distribute them to the consumer. By 1925, the United States had 1.5-2 million dairy cows, each producing an average of 4200 lb of milk per year.
Terminology differs between countries. In the United States, for example, an entire dairy farm is commonly called a "dairy".The building or farm area where milk is harvested from the cow is often called a "milking parlor" or "parlor", except in the case of smaller dairies, where cows are often put on pasture, and usually milked in "stanchion barns".
Wawa's logo from 1990 to 2004 The former Wawa Dairy Farms building in Wawa, Pennsylvania. The Wawa business began in 1803 as an iron foundry. [8] In 1890, George Wood, an entrepreneur from New Jersey, [12] moved to Delaware County, Pennsylvania; it was here that he began the Wawa Dairy Farm. [12]
The Land O'Lakes co-op has grown through numerous acquisitions, and now has a large business in farm supply in addition to dairy: In 1978, Land O'Lakes got into the meatpacking business with the purchase of Spencer Beef. [6] It sold Spencer Beef in 1983 to Excel, now Cargill Meat Solutions. [7]
Dairy cows. Dan Gernatt Dairy Farms was established in 1938 by Daniel R. Gernatt, Sr., [1] [2] [3] and Flavia C. (Schmitz) Gernatt in Collins, New York. In the 1950s, the dairy farming enterprise was recognized as the largest in Erie County. [4] [5] [6] As Gernatt's farming business expanded, it was later known as Dan Gernatt Farms.
Owned by Desa Cattle (Sabah) Sdn Bhd, it is the main dairy product producer in Borneo. [1] The company feature a 199-hectare cattle dairy farm at Mesilau in Kundasang, with an estimate 150,000 litres fresh milk produced each month, [2] as well a cattle feedlot for meat production in Lok Kawi and Penampang. Young cattle from the farm are fed ...
Danish immigrant Peter Petersen married into the Colby family in 1901, and when he inherited the farm in 1914, it became known as the Petersen Farm. In addition to the farmhouse, surviving buildings on the farm include a dairy barn, a horse barn, and a garage. [2] The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 2020. [1]