Organic Dairyman: The Farmer
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Jon Bansen believes that since he converted his farm over to being organic and sustainable, he’s becomes a much better farmer, and built a better business.
In this story, there may be important lessons for both farmers and the American Public. Recipe from the episode: Egg Enchiladas
Duration : 0:3:51
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seriously?
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seriously?
negative energy? do you know how the planet and ecosystem even works?
ok lets go with your “neg energy” plan and say its bad for humanity. wouldnt there be like the Chernoble of negative energy if all animals roamed without protection from the elements and had to forage for themselves? think about it. its like when martha stewart went to jail. everything she needed and it was free. and “Humanity” isnt at stake. these arent human.
Martha Stewart …
Martha Stewart example was dumm. Anyway I don’t wanna waste my time arguing with u, cause ur statements are way off the track.
Tell exactly wat is done in ur farms. Only then discussion makes sense.
I have dairy cattle …
I have dairy cattle, i have goats (meat, dairy, and show purposes) as well as meat and show purpose hogs and about 7 head of horses. theyre always happy to see me and none of them ever act sad. why? they’re not treated bad.
and martha stewart does make sense because you make the case that they are upset when they are confined yet are still provided with necessities. martha stewart complained because shes known better days. animals dont have progression, technology or the intelligence to reason.
good stuff, all …
good stuff, all true. you’re up against blind faith. keep it up. science is’nt evil
Growing organic …
Growing organic food for consumption is a ineffective way of producing crops.
Dairy farming is only one aspect of agricultural.
Why would you not use new scientific technologies for good use.
It is an industrial process when you are feeding millions of people.
You could never feed the world with organics with the loss in crop yields organic farmers see
A farmer is lying …
A farmer is lying in bed with his wife when he turns to her grabs her tits and says “Honey if you could get milk out of these we could sell the cow”. Then he grabs her and says “Honey if you could get eggs out of here we could sell the chickens”. She turns to him smiles,grabs his dick and says “Honey if you could get this up I could get rid of your brother”
caseykillsbadguys
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caseykillsbadguys
They may not synthesize experiences the same as the humans, but are self aware, have emotions, experience pain. Dairy is one of the worse in terms of cruelty, regardless how organic it is. Raising animals organically is not synonymous with being treated kindly. Milk =lactating cows= offspring that for the most part are discarded at birth or worse raised as veal where they are unable to be behave normal or even develop a rumen. They are sick calves, ALWAYS, no exception.
wait, do you own a …
wait, do you own a dairy/live on a dairy/work at dairy/ever even seen a dairy?
Or have you only seen what PETA and YouTube has to offer, with the occasional sighting at your local state fair?
If you can prove to me that my cattle are unhappy and don’t love their life, I won’t dog you, but i’m guessing you’re just another city who thinks they know everything biased off of political propoganda. because I care for them, I know FIRST-HAND how these animals are treated and feel.
Do you?
caseykillsbadguys
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caseykillsbadguys
Why is it that anyone like you automatically assumes that anyone with a negative things to say about the dairy industry, has no working knowledge of that industry? I have never been to a state fair as I am a Western Canadian that lives in ranch country. I do see a cow now and then. If you care to debate with me or are truly interested in my thoughts on the topic, contact me privately, otherwise, you know what to do. BTW, love your handle …. appropriately contains “KILL”.
dont take my name …
dont take my name out of context. I kill bad guys.
like the people who are dumbasses and try to tell me that people who arent organic or who own farm animals are already evil and/or destructive to their overall well-being by saying they’d be better off in the wild.
How many people own dogs, cats, or birds?
First, I doubt you …
First, I doubt you kill anyone. Domestic livestock is not better off in the wild; they generally do not cope well. Besides, ownership is not the issue. It is inhumane way livestock is typically raised AND slaughtered. The day to day abuse is horrific and morally abhorrent.
From your description, you have a small hobby farm. It’s not the same as big agribusiness where most of the abuse goes on. Having said that, I have seen livestock abused on small farms as well.
my animals that are …
my animals that are “for hobby” put me through college, *no student loans*. I have killed animals both on my farm and off my farm. I don’t deny that farm animals do get abused, but so do domesticated animals. People try to glorify organic and say “it’s for the better” when in actuality, they know nothing other than whats been forcefed to them by the media–not first hand. and again, i seriously question that you know how the “typical” farm animal is raised and slaughtered. I eat my own.
so, do u work for …
so, do u work for monsanto full or part time?
Lagolop, you are so …
Lagolop, you are so poorly informed. Offspring discarded at birth, ALWAYS sick calves, where do you get this crap from??? All of our bull calves are raised for beef, and the heifer calves are raised to move into the barn for milikng when they reach maturity. As far as sick calves, I would beg to differ on that one. We RARELY have a sick calf. So, before you start with your propaganda, you better do some better research.
OMFG, are you …
OMFG, are you mentally handicapped? You can’t believe everything you read on the internet. If you want to know how cows are raised and treated, go to a freaking farm! I understand you are concerned for the safety and health of the animals, but do some research before getting self-righteous.
… Antlers? I’m …
… Antlers? I’m sorry, cows don’t grow antlers. You are thinking reindeer.
Just for future reference, cows can genetically be born without HORNS. Its called being “Polled”. The main reason farmers “dehorn” cows is because of safety reasons. Cows are known to be aggressive towards each other by butting their heads around. For a while, we didn’t dehorn our cows because we thought it was cruel, but it was BAD mistake because there were torn udders EVERYWHERE. Its hard to heal a torn udder.
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First of all, …
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First of all, you are being a rude prick. Next, what makes you think I know nothing about cattle, nor have never been on a farm? No, I was not raised on a dairy farm but I do know a thing or two about beef cattle. It’s not a tremendous leap to understand a dairy cow, even though raising beef on a cow/calf ranch is not the same as having a dairy.
Your a …
Your a lesbian so don’t even say ^
here.
love organic food …
love organic food ads, and videos, would love employment just watching ads, and also videos, this is very good video very clear, crisp, learn alot from this video, keep up good work,
These Cows look …
These Cows look very tired and can barely walk their udders are too large! What is the wonderful part of Organics? My question would be this, how are these cows kept to lactate? are they artificially imprenated? becuase if they are, then its not Organic! Also, are the calfs after birth sold to veal farmers for meat? this also fundimental question, moral questions! Then after the cow can no longer give their milk are t hey sent to slaughter houses for to be made into meat? Wow what a life! Slaves
Do you work for …
Do you work for Monsanto or what?
1. thats life. if a …
1. thats life. if a cow cant lactate then they MUST go to slaughter. god gaves of cows to produce milk. and if they dont or they cant there gone!
2. ur pretty smart cause u know a lot!
i live pn a dairy …
i live pn a dairy farm.! ur right!
@houseofisraelmusic …
@houseofisraelmusic
they are food products for humans. get over it or dont eat beef products. clown.
I dont eat cow or …
I dont eat cow or any animals products, If i had a farm, and raised my own cow, then i would consider different lifestyle perhaps drinking their milk But today the way things are done just aint Kosher, or humaine, there is nothing funny about that, Artificially impregnating an animal is rape. its not natural. End of story