Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "Rather than risk damaging the fields we've adapted and embraced a zero-grazing system"

As a farmer discussing the weather is an unwritten rule. So, let's start there. Our farming practices have been tested by the relentless weather patterns endured

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Becky Fenton

Typically, we'd have our milkers out in the field by springtime. But this year, due to the unyielding rain and saturated ground, our cows are still inside as of mid-May. Five years ago, we turned out on...

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