An Introduction

Hello to everyone out there! For those of you who know me, bear with me...I want to introduce myself in my first blog on here. I have blogged in the past, but I want this to be exclusive to my family's dairy farm to show you on a regular basis the happenings of a working dairy farm.

I am 25 years old, and my brother and I are the 5th generation of the Goers family to work on the family farm. It has seen many changes since it first began, way back in 1869. This year will mark 140 years of our family working the land and producing agriculture products! My parents own the farm, and my brother and I hope to purchase it in the near future.

We currently milk 105 Holsteins, Registered/ID Grade. We raise all our own youngstock, and also raise our bull calves for steers. We crop nearly 500 acres, rented and owned. I also keep a small flock of laying hens and our family also produces maple syrup each spring.

Now in my 7th year of full time employment on the farm, I handle all the "cow work," from breeding, mixing feed,milking cows, caring for calves and many many more duties. So, you will be hearing alot about the cows. My main goal however, is to inform all who read this, just what dairyfarmers do everyday, and how our goal is to make a safe, nutritious product for you and your family...while maintaining a healthy, productive animal.

Your comments are welcome, and if there is ever anything you'd like to know about the farm, please ask!