General Information about the farm:

• Family Farm – John and Linda; Son James, wife Cheryl and 3 children; Son Frank

• Tie stall facility; purebred herd of 75 milking cows; milked 2x/day; 19,500 RHA

• Farm in existence since 1918, facilities built in early 1950s, addition built in early 1970s

• The farm family prides their show string of cattle and show as often as possible.

Farm Goals:

• Market purebred stock (bulls, heifers and cows) domestically as well as internationally

• Small expansion in the future

• Maintain competitive quality of cattle for the summer show season

• Keep BTSCC under 200,000

Farm Concerns:

• Clinical mastitis

• Milk price Reproductive efficiency

• Increased numbers of DAs

Employee Management:

• No employee meetings, written goals or handbook

• James and his son are the main milkers, hired man replaces one of them for weekend milking

• Field work is done by John and Frank

• John makes most of the management decisions.

Visit management areas of the Doe Farm:

• Maternity pen and calf area through weaning

• Heifer area - from weaning through breeding

• Lactating Cow Herd