Grazing Dairy Farm

Our dairy farm is what they call a "grazing" dairy. That means that the majority of the time our cows are outside.

During the winter, when we have a lot of snow or mud, we do have a barn so that they can go inside. Otherwise they are outside year round. 

In the spring/summer/fall months, the cows are rotated through different paddocks for fresh grass. This means they have to cross the road multiple times a day.

These ladies are waiting to cross the road.

Some days they have quite a ways to walk, and someone has to walk behind them! Usually that would be me or Abby (she's 6 yrs old). Cows are herding animals, so if you get them going the right way the rest will follow.