Dairy farming
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Information about my career
-To take care of animals
-Most farmers milk their cows two or three times a day, seven days a week.
-Dairy farmers watch their cows closely for signs of injury or disease.
-Dairy farmers estimate the kinds and amounts of feed they will need in the next year.
-They calculate how much of each grain they can grow, store, and use during the winter months.
- They have to set aside enough money to purchase the feed that they cannot produce for their dairy herds.
-Dairy farmers may work 15-hour days in the spring, summer, and fall producing crops to feed the herd over the winter.
-Some dairy farmers own farms that have been passed down from generation to generation.
-Other dairy farmers rent farms.
-The typical salaries range from $40,240 to $122,830 per year.
Pros and cons of my career
They thing I need to succeed in this career?
High school classes that will help prepare students for college include Agronomy, Animal Science, Business and Personal Law, Ecology, and Entrepreneurship.
The colleges that I attend to earn a degree for this career?
- University f Wisconsin farm industry short course
- Lakeshore technical college
- Michigan state university
Associations/Professional organization for this career
- 600 Maryland Ave. SW| Suite 1000W|Washington DC 20024|Phone: (202) 406-3600
- Lakeshore technical college 1290 north avenue Cleveland, wI 53015-1414 920-639-1000
- University f Wisconsin farm industry short course 116 agricultural hall1450 linden drive
Madison WI 53706 608-263-3003
My Job Advertisement
Some thing you my want to know about dairy farm. -Most farmers milk their cows two or three times a day, seven days a week. -Dairy farmers watch their cows closely for signs of injury or disease. -They calculate how much of each grain they can grow, store, and use during the winter months. -Dairy farmers may work 15-hour days in the spring, summer, and fall producing crops to feed the herd over the winter.
The salery per year-range from $40,240 to $122,830 per year
The age to work there is 18 in up
You need a Year experience do you work at a dairy farm.