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FIELD
TRIP
Better Farming
December 2016
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Caitlin West, herd manager, hoses down
equipment in the milking parlour after
morning milking.
Darrien Moore beds down calves, some of which
are just days old. Moore is training to be the calf
manager.
Erin Joron cleans
the udders of the
water buffalo in
advance of the
twice daily
milking. The new
milking facility
was installed in
June 2015.
Lori Smith milking water buffalo. Smith
manages the milking and the Buff Stuff
store, while her partner, Littkemann,
manages the crops and maintains
the equipment. They both share the
management of the numerous and
unpredictable day-to-day responsibilities.
Jeffrey Smith feeding the young water buffalo. Jeffrey, Lori’s son,
recently returned to the farm to “help out.” He has become both
Littkemann and Lori’s right-hand man.