Florida Dairyman’s Southern Dairy Life Compared With Wisconsin
Dairyman Ken Platt near Orlando discusses how Florida dairying differs from Wisconsin, including weather, terrain, and farm setup. His 137 acre operation relies on two milking shifts and oat harvests as a roughage plan while Florida’s dairy scene shrinks to about 450 farms nationwide.
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Florida dairyman runs 500 Holsteins on 137 acres
Dixie dairyman Ken Platt of Orlando shows Wisconsin readers a sunbelt dairy model. He sources nearly all grain from nearby cooperatives, keeps 400 cows milking, feeds with bulk tank and parlor, and relies on shade and open-air barns due to heat, sandy soil, and variable rain. He notes alfalfa won’t grow here and Florida farms focus on herd care.
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