deepblueneptuneFeb 61 min readMaking Animal Rennet 2/6/2025Rennet notes January 2025 Harvested abosunum from a Brahma bull calf 10 days old. Washed, salted, treated like a casing. Dried by the...
deepblueneptuneAug 27, 20243 min readTell me again why Grassfed Genetics are necessary?Tell me again why I need grassfed genetics to make my dairy cows perform without grain?? Dairy cows need calories. They honestly don’t...
deepblueneptuneAug 11, 20245 min readFolks, Learn to use a halter.This is at least as important as learning to milk. Buy a simple rope halter, or two, they’re cheap, usually under $10 at any TSC or feed...
deepblueneptuneJul 13, 20241 min readSecond summer of a Grassfed Dairy—much improved!We’ve celebrated the 4th of July and are officially plunk in the middle of Ozark summer. Days in the 90-100, nights 70-80. Blah!!! But!...
deepblueneptuneMar 9, 20242 min readTips for Bottle Calf SuccessCalf Raising Wether you’re starting you’re entire herd from bottle calves or just raising the occasional calf, there’s a few things we’ve...
deepblueneptuneNov 27, 20232 min readGrassfed Dairy…is still fedIt’s math—calories eaten need to be equal or greater than calories burned to maintain condition. Environment is 60% of performance....
deepblueneptuneSep 27, 20234 min read3 Days…how to train your cow.That’s the average of how long it takes to teach an adult dairy cow to walk on the halter. Walk well enough that I, at eight months...
deepblueneptuneJul 14, 20233 min readAre you ready for a milk cow?Are you? Will you ever be truly “ready”? Do you enjoy cows? What are your resources? Infrastructure? Children? Spouse? Beef cattle?...
deepblueneptuneJun 24, 20231 min readMilking ShorthornsLast but not least, the Shorties. Probably have deeper American roots than any of the other dairy breeds. Originally used as oxen as well...
deepblueneptuneJun 21, 20232 min readJunior JerseysJerseys. The breed every homestead is looking for. Jerseygive tons of cream, are all a2/a2, and are amazing thrifty grassfed only cream...
deepblueneptuneJun 21, 20231 min readHeritage HolsteinsArguably the most common breed of dairy cow in our country. Because they have so many cattle, there’s a great deal of variation in...
deepblueneptuneJun 21, 20231 min readGolden GuernseysThis will be brief. I know of two excellent Guernsey breeders, and they must be exceptional cattlemen because they have very nice...
deepblueneptuneJun 12, 20231 min readLook at this Cheese 👀Covered with a multitude of molds. Red, blue, mucor, grey…it’s a mess. And SO delicious!! Far superior to the best Camembert or Brie I ...
deepblueneptuneJun 6, 20233 min readHaving success with your farmIn the beginning success may have seemed well within reach. A2/A2 milk is $10+ in the stores, mini Jersey heifers are $4000+ at just...
deepblueneptuneMar 11, 20231 min readBrown Swiss are babies…They really are! Giant, slow, gentle babies. Despite popular belief, Brown Swiss are an American breed, developed through selection of...
deepblueneptuneFeb 25, 20231 min readAwesome AyrshiresIntro to our cows… I like to be orderly, so we’ll begin with Ayrshire. Ayrshire are historically native to Scotland and much of Europe....
deepblueneptuneDec 30, 20221 min readHow many things are muscle memory?Why does a recipe take three times the effort the first time it’s made? Or driving a new road in the dark take longer than the curvy...
deepblueneptuneNov 17, 20222 min readIs she a2/a2?An observation of popular demand. A2/A2 milk. We first heard of the A2/A2 milk protein at a Acres USA conference probably 12-13 years...
