Education: Some College Larry grew up on a 50 cow grazing operation, before going to work for a 450 cow conventional dairy. For seven years as herd manager, he did everything on the dairy to include giving shots, breeding, tail chalking, spraying for lice, and treating sick cows. He was also responsible for the supervision of the milking crew to ensure procedures were followed and the somatic cell count was keep low. Larry also bedded stalls, cleaned barns, and water tanks, as well as being responsible for inventory and order supplies when needed and meeting with the vet and nutritionist.