Hot, baked, sweet? No. Just regular white potatoes are coming into SwissLane by the truck load. And the cows are loving it! They are sorting through their Total Mixed Ration just to find the potato to nibble on, much the way I would eat an apple. We are loving them too! They are bringing our feed costs down.
We made it through the physical heat of the 2012 Drought. But the ramifications of this summer are going to make an impact for many months to come.
Corn is an important part of a cow's diet because it provides energy. The drought has brought the cost of corn from $4.50 to $7.50 or more. And the price we are being paid for our milk is staying the same. That means we need to be very creative if we want to stay in business.
So bring on the potatoes!
Apparently, hot and dry conditions are primo for potato farmers and they are experiencing a bumper crop. They have already fulfilled all of their contracts so the leftovers are going for a great price. These are some pretty good quality veggies here- we actually ate some in our Breakfast Burritos this morning too!!
Cottonseed, Gluten, distillers- are among some of the other commodities that we have added to try to reduce costs too.
We made it through the physical heat of the 2012 Drought. But the ramifications of this summer are going to make an impact for many months to come.
Corn is an important part of a cow's diet because it provides energy. The drought has brought the cost of corn from $4.50 to $7.50 or more. And the price we are being paid for our milk is staying the same. That means we need to be very creative if we want to stay in business.
So bring on the potatoes!
Apparently, hot and dry conditions are primo for potato farmers and they are experiencing a bumper crop. They have already fulfilled all of their contracts so the leftovers are going for a great price. These are some pretty good quality veggies here- we actually ate some in our Breakfast Burritos this morning too!!
Cottonseed, Gluten, distillers- are among some of the other commodities that we have added to try to reduce costs too.
