The Importance of Dairy

Farming and How It Effects

Our Every Day Life

Featuring Property of R.E AND C.J BARTZ LOWOOD QLD

By Jessica Archibald

Lets get started

Hi I’m JessI’m in yr 9

and I am 15 yrs old.

I do Ag at Mullum

High I am

studying the dairy industry.

Why dairying matters?To answer the

questions:

‘Why dairy farming matters and why it is important to every day life’ I went to visit a dairy farm to find out what’s involved.

I’ve always wondered how milk gets from a cow to my kitchen table.

The Farm

Come with

me to

check out

a dairy

farm.

The process of milking.

• The

cows are

rounded

up to the

dairy for

milking.

The dairy

• Cows

are let

into both

sides to

be

milked.

• This is a

Herring

Bone

system

Milking

• suction cups are put on the cows udders to get the milk out.

Milking cont…

• After all the milk has been sucked out of the cows udder the cups are taken off and the cows teats are sprayed with a disinfectant to prevent infection.

Good Hygiene

• After the whole row of cows have been milked and had their teats sprayed they are let out and the next lot of cows are brought in.

Cleaning Up

• After all

the cows

have been

milked, the

dairy is

then

washed

out and

the milk

lines

cleaned.

Wondering

where all the

milk is now?

Milk Vat

• It is stored

in the

refrigerated

vats until

the milk

truck

arrives to

collect it.

• The dairy after the milking is finished.

Why do breeds

matter in the

dairy industry?

Breeds of Dairy Cattle

Good breeding matters because you want good quality milk and lots of it so you just can’t milk any random cow.

• Some breeds are:

– Jersey

– Holstein Friesian

– Brown Swiss

– Guernsey

– Illawarra

– Ayrshire

Jersey

• This is a

jersey and

she can

produce a

higher level

of butter fat

and protein

in her milk

than other

breeds.

Holstein Friesian

• This is a Holstein

Friesian who has

the capacity to

produce more

milk that all the

other breeds.

Brown Swiss

• This is a Brown

Swiss.

• This breed

originated from

Switzerland

• They are not as

common in Australia

as other breeds.

Guernsey

• This is a

Guernsey

bull.

• Guernsey’s

are similar

to Jerseys

but are a lot

bigger.

Illawarra •This is an

Australian

Illawarra dairy

heifer

•Illawarra’s

originated in

the Illawarra

region of NSW

from three

different

breeds.

Ayrshire

• This breed

originated in

South-west

Scotland

• They are

medium-sized

and white

mixed with red

or brown in

colour..

Ayrshire Bull

NEXT STOP THE PASTURES

• Pastures are an important

part of dairying as

cows need to eat, and the

grass provides the

energy for the cows to make

milk.

The farmers usually grow other types of

grasses like rye, oats, Lucerne or corn to

help improve the quality and quantity of

milk cows produce.

Ryegrass is perfect for winter

• This is rye grass and is a good winter feed.

• A lot of grasses don’t grow in winter and can be effected by frost.

Lucerne is very water efficient

but… • Grazing on

Lucerne

has to be

carefully

monitored,

cows can

bloat and

die.

Like this cow• .

Winter feed

If you haven’t much

grass you will need to supply the cows with

some other type of forage.

Like this barley hay

.

Forage for the dry times

This barley hay

is cut and

stored in the

hay shed for

winter, when

pasture is in

short supply.

• If have access to water you can irrigate

your pastures to supplement rainfall.

Time Consuming

Irrigating can be hard work and includes:

• Moving pipes

• Finding a water source

• Remembering to turn off the water if it’s

not on an automatic timer.

Types of Irrigators

• There are different types of irrigation systems eg: spray lines, boom irrigators, centre point pivot, lateral mover, hard hose, soft hose.

• This is a spray line

irrigator

The calves

• Calves are

taken off

their mothers

within the

first week

they are born

and hand

raised.

Why?

• The calves are quieter to handle when they get older

• Their mothers produce more milk than the calf can drink.

• So they don't get in the road when their mothers are being milked

• This calf is one day old.

• It has to be taught how to suck from a bucket

• You do this by putting your fingers in the milk and letting the calf suck from them.

Fast learners

• In no time at all they’re drinking from the

buckets.

What else is left

to do on the

farm?

Lets take a

look

Jobs to be done

As well as milking the cows, rearing the calves and looking

after pastures there is also:

• fences to be maintained

• Cows to be vaccinated, ear tagged, de-horned …

• Driving tractors and using different machinery

• water troughs and yards to clean out

• The training and care for working dogs (if you choose to have

them)

Fencing

• Fences are very important for keeping the cows in or out.

• If the fences are down or broken, they need to repaired

straight away.

Vaccination

• Cows need to be

vaccinated to

lesson the risk of

getting serious

diseases and

conditions like for

tick fever in QLD.

• Ear tagging is important so you can easily identify cows apart from each other and so you know what cow is what. It’s kind of like naming cows with numbers

Dehorning & Disbudding

• Horns are usually removed when they are calves.

• Cows with horns can be dangerous and cause injuries to other cows or people.

Machinery

• Tractors and

machines are very

important on the farm

and are used for a

variety of different

things; from sowing

and ploughing

paddocks to lifting

and carrying heavy

objects like tree

stumps.

Dogs and Farming

• Working dogs

are good pets

and make the

herding of cows

easier.

• You can either

train them

yourself (which

is lots of fun) or

buy one that is

already trained.

Water for cows

• Water troughs need cleaning out to get rid of all the algae, scunge and grass dropped in the water.

• This is important as cows need clean water to stay healthy

Drenching

• Cleaning out yards and pens is another job that

has to be done because poo has E coli, worms

and parasites in it.

• If a cow eats a parasite they can breed in the

cows intestine and make the cow sick.

• Regular drenching of the cows is important to.

Farming is a busy lifestyle

• Wow!

there's a lot more to dairy farming than what I thought.

• Lets take a look at the social, environmental and economic implications.

Economy

Australia makes a lot of money by exporting milk products to other countries.

• Australia exports around 50% of its milk production each year and the other 50% is keep in Australia.

• With good economic growth prospects increasing demand for dairy products.

Employment

• The dairy industry creates many

different jobs, not just for the dairy

farmers

• For every person employed in the

dairy industry another 4 jobs are

created in the community.

What kind of

jobs are

there?

Types of jobs

There are:

• Vets

• Farm hands

• Truck drivers

• Farm managers

• Manufactures

• Factory workers

But wait

there's

more

• Dairy Scientists

• Dairy Technologists

• Marketing Personnel

• Occupational Health and Safety Managers

• Microbiologists

Any of those

interest you?

Farm to Fridge

• Hey! Remember all that milk in the vat?

Here’s the truck driver to pick it up and

take it to the factory for processing.

At the factory

• At the factory milk is tested, pasteurized

(kills bacteria), homogenised ( to prevent the cream separating and settling on top).

• Milk is then sent through a processing line and bottled.

• Milk is then transported in refrigerated trucks to supermarkets and other shops.

Products

The dairy industry provides us with

many different products, not just

milk.

Items that contain milk products:

• Flavoured milk, Condensed

milk, Butter, Yogurt, Cheese,

Cream, Chocolate, chips ,

cakes, biscuits and many packet

and processed foods to give

that extra yummy flavour.

• most importantly without milk

we would have no ice-cream!

Environment

• Most dairy farmers live on their farm so they care for the land, water and air.

• Rain water is used for crops, and to fill dams.

• After milking, the dairy is washed out and all the cow poo goes into a tank and is spread as a fertiliser.

• Farm facilities must follow and meet Government and environmental regulations.

How much milk is produced every

year?

• Australia dairy

farmers will produce

9 Billion litres of milk

in 2009

• Volume each year

depends on climatic

conditions and

rainfall.

Milk one of life’s everyday essentials

NEARLY

EVERYONE EVERY

DAY USES MILK

WHETHER IT’S A

GLASS OF MILK, A

BOWL OF CEREAL,

OR MILK

PRODUCTS.

MILK GIVES US

CALCIUM TO KEEP

OUR BONES TO

STAY

STRONG.

Why dairying is important

• Dairy farming is very important because it gives us quality products and employs many people. It is important for our dairy industry to be sustainable and viable.

• The dairy industry affects me because I eat lots of dairy products every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

• And as you can see from my trip around the farm, there is a lot involved in getting the milk from the cow to the kitchen table.

Credits

• http://www.dairyextension.com.au/edit/Conference/SNAPSHOTS%20YOUR%20MILK%20YOUR%20MARKETS.PD

• http://blogs.das.psu.edu/tetherton/wp-content/uploads/Glass-of-milk-2009.png

• http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2059/2103104626_72040a79df.jpg?v=0

• http://www.mbfarviewfarm.com/images/Dairy-Goats/Registered%20Devon%20Dairy%20Cow%20Named%20Gemini.jpg

• http://www.dairyfarmers.com.au/df/files/jpg/DF-Milk-cartons-on-shelf2.jpg

• http://www.floridamilk.com/about-dairy-farming/about-dairy-foods/

• http://www.dairyfarmers.com.au/df/aboutus/studentpack/fromcowtoconsumer/

Credits cont…

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/images/previews/p_math/p_math_ec_01018_16x9.jpg

• http://www.mapleviewfarm.com/newsstories/061204DH3.JPG

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/monthwithoutplastic/blog_milk94bbc.jpg

• http://www.treehugger.com/cadbury-milk-chocolate.jpg

• http://www.australianmajestictours.com/dairyfarm.jpg

• http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5930088/2/istockphoto_5930088-cute-dairy-

cow-vector-illustration.jpg

• http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBR_enAU331AU331&um=1&q=cute+carto

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