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-Foraging Around, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21,2001
Milky Way Farm is one of the few on-farm jugging operations left
in Pennsylvania.
Seeleys’ Milky Way Farm
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freestall and turn the other half into
a modified bedded pack just for cow
comfort,” said Seeley. “It’s because
of old age. We’ve never had an old
age problem before because we
culled like everybody else. Now be
cause the cows are in a lewer stress
environment, the cows are living
longer. Ten- and 11-year-old cows
in a freestall barn don’t live well.”
The Seeleys also opt not to use an
tibiotics on the milking herd.
“Our goal is to constantly give the
cows the best immune boost we can
Big capacity.
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give them,” said Seeley. “Stress is
ultimately probably the biggest
cause of disease.”
Although challenges and strug
gles are a part of any farming opera
tion, Seeley is sure that the path
they are on is the best one for his
family.
' “If we hadn’t been so modern for
that eight-year period, it wouldn’t
be so easy for me to see the other
side of the fence,” said Seeley. “I
guess that’s what makes the vision
so clear in my head. My hours were
much longer then and we couldn’t
cash-flow for eight years. Now we’re
seeing all the positives of changing
our way of farming.”
He also would encourage others
to take a look around and see the
potential benefits that he has found.
“Everybody’s into grazing now,
and grazing is important, but using
American Forage and Grassland
Council annual meeting, North
west Arkansas Convention
Center, Springdale, Ark., thru
April 25.
Pasture Walk, KTS Farms, Sea
sonal Dairy. Kress Simpson.
Pasture Walk, PASA and Penn
State.
Pest Management Field Day, Lan
disville Research Farm, 10 a.m.-2
p.m.
Weed Tour, RusseU E. Larson Agri-
the whole farm’s resources is what’s
so important to keep more farms in
the business.” said Seeley. ‘‘lt’s not
just about making the maximum
amount of milk or milking the most
cows, it’s taking the farm and the
land that you have and seeing what
your pluses are and seeing what
your minuses are and putting that
puzzle together. We need to teach
farmers to farm their own farm
uniquely.”
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❖ Farm Calendar *
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cultural Center, Rockspring, 10
a.m.-2 p.m., (814) 865-2242 or
(8141865-2543.
Pasture Walk, Johnson’s Provident
Farm.
Annual Field Crop Diagnostic
Clinic, Russell E. Larson Ag Re
search Center, Rockspring, (814)
865-2242.
Ag Progress Days and PFGC Hay
Show. Rocksprine. thru Aug. 16.
Pasture Walk, Robert Fineguerra.
PFGC picnic at Evergreen Farms
Covered Bridge.