SEGMENT: CROPS, FARM BUSINESS, & ENVIRONMENT
Nate Janssen>ISM Interviews A-L>ISM Interviews A-L, Segment 21
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- CROPS
- Crops are grown to feed the cows. 800 acres of corn every year for silage, and they sell the leftovers. 400-500 acres of alfalfa. Wheat that they sell or use for straw. Soybeans for the first time this year. They rotate the crops on a regular basis. Use the cow's manure for fertilizer.
- FARM BUSINESS
- A few times a year they hire people to spread the manure. They knife the manure into the ground. They hire people so they can focus on the dairy while others work the crops.
- ENVIRONMENT
- At the mercy of "the weather gods." They don't do much irrigation, a little bit of tiling. They try to have a surplus in case there is a really wet or dry year.
- LIVESTOCK
- Farm Facilities
- FARM BUSINESS
- The owners have an interest in genetics. They identify the best cows in the herd and acquire their genetic material. Females have a lot of value, they can sell them or keep them. Bulls are valuable for artificial insemination studs. They advertise their genetics online and in magazines, and by word of mouth.
