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<blockquote data-quote="novaman" data-source="post: 746882" data-attributes="member: 2744"><p>I don't think there is one good answer to the question at hand. I have lots of people asking me if I get sick of milking twice a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. When you stop and think about it, it does sound awful rough but when your going about your business it isn't nearly as bad as it sounds. Yes you are tied to it but you also have some freedom. You get to be outside a lot. You get to see lots of things that many people are lucky to see once or twice in a lifetime. Just a couple years ago I was ready to graduate from college with 2 bachelor's degrees. I could have done about anything I wanted. I chose to take over the family dairy because it's what I love to do. Obviously years like last year make me wonder if it was the right choice but you pull through it and move on. There are getting to be fewer and fewer dairies around every day. Less people willing to put up with the things that were listed at the top of this thread. All the work that goes in seldom recieves what most would consider fair pay. I'm not in it to make big money. I want to continue building and improving my herd. Maybe upgrade some assets but putting cash in the bank isn't a top priority for me. As long as I can live a decent lifestyle I'm fine with it. I am concerned that government regulation is going to continue making things harder than they already are. At some point the farmer needs to be paid their fair share or else this country will one day see domestic food production grind to a halt.</p><p></p><p>By the way, getting all the negative publicity such as the piece aired on ABC's Nightline have really got me scratching my head. Yes humane treatment of animals is a must but do people realize what a good thing they have? It seems many would be content shutting dairies down so that animals won't have to be put through such hell. I happen to think dairy animals are treated very well for the most part. In fact I sometimes wonder if they aren't downright spoiled. At any rate, I don't think people want to be paying $10 for a gallon of milk. I guess we just don't see what a good thing we've got 'til it's gone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novaman, post: 746882, member: 2744"] I don't think there is one good answer to the question at hand. I have lots of people asking me if I get sick of milking twice a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. When you stop and think about it, it does sound awful rough but when your going about your business it isn't nearly as bad as it sounds. Yes you are tied to it but you also have some freedom. You get to be outside a lot. You get to see lots of things that many people are lucky to see once or twice in a lifetime. Just a couple years ago I was ready to graduate from college with 2 bachelor's degrees. I could have done about anything I wanted. I chose to take over the family dairy because it's what I love to do. Obviously years like last year make me wonder if it was the right choice but you pull through it and move on. There are getting to be fewer and fewer dairies around every day. Less people willing to put up with the things that were listed at the top of this thread. All the work that goes in seldom recieves what most would consider fair pay. I'm not in it to make big money. I want to continue building and improving my herd. Maybe upgrade some assets but putting cash in the bank isn't a top priority for me. As long as I can live a decent lifestyle I'm fine with it. I am concerned that government regulation is going to continue making things harder than they already are. At some point the farmer needs to be paid their fair share or else this country will one day see domestic food production grind to a halt. By the way, getting all the negative publicity such as the piece aired on ABC's Nightline have really got me scratching my head. Yes humane treatment of animals is a must but do people realize what a good thing they have? It seems many would be content shutting dairies down so that animals won't have to be put through such hell. I happen to think dairy animals are treated very well for the most part. In fact I sometimes wonder if they aren't downright spoiled. At any rate, I don't think people want to be paying $10 for a gallon of milk. I guess we just don't see what a good thing we've got 'til it's gone. [/QUOTE]
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