Dairy Farming 📍

Articles and news about dairy farming and milk production, a leading industry in rural Upstate New York.

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SVGZ Graphic: El Nino vs. High Temperature in January in Albany

mikep7810 – Preparing For A Storm (with a PTO Gen-Set)

I had never seen a PTO-powered gen-set before. Obviously, it's a piece of equipment that makes a lot of sense for a dairy to have, as they already have big powerful tractors with PTOs to spin a gen-set -- and lost of grid power could lead to spoilage of a lot of expensive milk and a lot of hand-milking. Mike Price does a nice job explaining how the PTO-powered generators work, and the backup switch they use to switch the load over on the farm.

Thematic Map: Adirondack Park State Land Classifications

2019 NY Farm Show

I was fascinated by the various milking machines in this video being demonstrated at the farm show. I guess they were more mechanical and robotic.

Map: Severence Hill Trail
Map: Empire State Topography