Two words that fill the heart of any dairy farmer with fear and trepidation are "Milk Inspector."
All dairy farms in the United States are inspected on a bi-annual basis by a milk inspector who works for the State in which the farm is located. They check for cleanliness, condition of buildings and milking equipment, and the general health and living conditions of the livestock.
The inspector has a sheet he or she uses to mark down any problems found. If there is a health risk or terrible conditions, they can shut down your operation on the spot - no more selling milk until you correct the problems and are re-inspected for a fee.
Today was our day. We passed with flying colors, much to my delight!
We sell our milk under a Grade B licence because our goat's milk is all goes to be made into cheese. Grade A is for fluid milk production.
The wind is whipping through our November midwest today. I felt like Mary Poppins sans umbrella out there trying to carry hay around this morning to feed everyone.
The horses and goats are growing the thickest winter coats I've seen in years. I'm hoping they won't need them, but Mother Nature sure is preparing for the worst.
2 comments:
My father was a milkman and we also steam-cleaned a lot of dairy farms.-You should add photos,comment on other peoples blogs(especially people with similar interests) and sign up for pingoat, technorati, and pingomatic for more visitors.-good luck!
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, Larry. I will follow your advice! :-)
What are pingoat, technorati and pingomatic?
Thanks again,
Jan
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