Being a dairy farmer takes a 24/7 commitment every day of the year.
Even on holidays, the cows must be milked and cared for.
"We are the epitome of family owned and operated. My wife and I work on the farm with our son and his family. Aside from them, we have only one other employee."
“We want consumers to know that we invest countless hours each and every day to provide high quality milk and milk products to them in the most sustainable manner possible."
“Almost every cow in Florida is milked on a family farm. We do everything that is in our power to take care of the environment and our cattle."
Treating animals with respect and compassion is part of every dairy farmer's heritage. Simply put, no dairy farmer can succeed without healthy & content cows.
Maintaining milk's freshness and quality is a job that starts at the farm and continues through processing.
There's an old saying about farmers being the first environmentalists. Caring for the land, water and air remains a daily commitment by dairy farmers.
The dairy industry works closely with government agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and others to safeguard the nation's milk supply.
Farmers have a vested interest in protecting wetlands, eco-diversity and other natural resources.
Dairy is one of the most regulated and inspected industries in agriculture. Dairy farms are inspected by both state and federal employees.
gallons of milk a year.
instead of ending up in landfills.
There are about 125,000 dairy cows in Florida that collectively produce about 300 million gallons of milk a year.
Because of these daily efforts at the farm, Floridians are able to enjoy a steady supply of fresh, nutritious milk, a product that's often called "nature's most perfect food."
a steady supply of fresh milk.
The most common breed in Florida, Holstein cows originally came from the Netherlands and northern Germany.
Originating in England, the Milking Shorthorn is an average sized breed with mature cows weighing nearly 1,250 lbs.
Ayrshires are strong and robust cows with distinctive red and white markings that originated in Ayrshire, Scotland.
A native to Switzerland, the Brown Swiss is the oldest of the pure dairy breeds.
Guernsey’s are a shade of fawn with clearly defined white markings that originated on the Isle of Guernsey (off the coast of the British Isles).
This breed originated on the island of Jersey (off the coast of the British Isles).