Dear Dairy,
Today's lesson has taught me about Nick's farm in New Zealand:
Nick's farm is used to produce dairy products, beef and wine. This farm is no longer subsidized by the government as the farm has to be independent in the free market. The demand for dairy products have risen over the years, mostly in Asia, for they are more aware of consuming more protein. It takes around two years for a cow to grow and produce milk.In order for the milk to be produced, the cows need more energy, therefore they are treated better. The milk that is produced is pasteurized, they do this by heating the milk to kill the bacteria and immediately drop the temperature.
Moreover, Nick is environmentally friendly. he grows around 1,000 trees a year, and uses manure as fertilizer to make the land more fertile. He has approximately 200 cows, which are numbered and are fed 80% grass and 20% maize.The farm is produces mostly by machinery.
From his visit today, I realised that there are farmers out there that think as positive as Nick, who is environmentally friendly and can be successful in his business without using any shortcuts.
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