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To be a Dairy Farmer requires the ability to be able to get up very early each morning. There needs to be a commitment to producing high quality milk, by looking and the breeding and health of the Cattle that he cares for.
We learnt all of this from Martin Hodge, who is a local Dairy Farmer. He came to visit Stage 3 yesterday to tell us all about Dairy Farming. He has worked with Dairy Farmers Association and has featured in some of the ads.
Some of the things that we learned, aside from it being hard work, was that cows eat 60kgs of food and drink 150 litres of water each day. A cow is milked automatically using suction cups. They are milked twice a day and produce up to 40 litres of milk each day. That works out at 12 times 3 litres of milk....which is a lot of milkshakes.
Mr Hodge was asked many questions by the students, who showed a keen interest in the dairy industry and how cows are milked. We really appreciated the time that he took out of his day to help us learn about how to be a dairy farmer.
What did you learn about being a dairy farmer? What did you learn about cows from Mr Hodge?
The life-size fibre-glass cow comes from Dairy Australia. Stage 3 (as well as anyone else who we can talk into helping) will be working creating designs for our cow, while also learning about how the Dairy Industry in Australia and the importance of a healthy diet.
Our cow was unwrapped today with much enthusiasm from the Year 6 students. It has also had a lot of interest from many, who have been walking by.
Our cow is on the search for a name. We have had some suggestions of Mary von Dairy, Moo Moo, Moodoosa, Cowella and Mrs Einstein von Brainstorm, just to name a few!
Any suggestions that you may have to name our cow, will be gratefully received! Please complete the Google Form below to help us make our selection.
