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day2016-12-21T23:16:06+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/09/01/how-an-fta-with-china-will-keep-fresh-milk-on-aussie-tables/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ftaalexlores.jpgFTAAlexLoResPlease, sir, may we have an FTA4dairy?2014-09-26T21:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/09/09/what-it-will-take-to-encourage-dairy-farmers-to-grow/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dairyproductivity.pngDairyProductivityhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dairytermstrade.pngDairyTermsTradehttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dairybusinessprofit.pngDairyBusinessProfit"Productivity in the Australian Dairy Sector", ABARES, September 2014https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ausdairyproduction.pngAusDairyProductionThe much lamented stagnant Australian milk pond2014-09-26T21:04:59+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/09/17/how-to-grow-aussie-dairy-vertical-and-horizontal-integration/2016-02-03T23:00:42+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/09/18/new-development-in-australian-dairy-makes-my-stomach-churn/2016-07-03T22:16:31+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/09/25/turbulence-in-dairys-white-rivers-of-gold/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/whitewater.jpgWhiteWaterImage from viator (see http://bit.ly/1v5FBtb)2014-09-26T21:00:21+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/08/31/on-your-marks-for-spring-on-the-farm/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/runner.jpgRunnerSpring starts 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CEOhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/valuecycle.pngValueCyclehttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/currentnswdairymodel.pngCurrentNSWdairymodel2014-08-05T08:12:22+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/08/04/charged-by-a-cow/2014-08-07T08:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/08/01/but-we-dont-get-tornadoes-in-gippsland/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/treeofffencetractoralex.jpgLifting a tree off a fenceAlex aboard the lazy milk maid's chainsawhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/shedroofdamage.jpgShedRoofDamageHayshed gets a makeover2014-08-03T22:52:25+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/07/27/the-beauty-of-trouble/2014-07-27T21:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/07/25/from-soggy-paddock-to-paradise/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ephemeralwetland.jpgEphemeralWetlandCan you spot two black swans and a flock of wood ducks and 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reasons2014-07-15T05:59:55+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/05/23/mg-capital-raising-program-raises-plenty-of-questions/2014-07-11T23:09:50+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/05/11/murray-goulburn-co-op-sheds-jobs-why-its-happening/2015-02-25T07:04:56+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/07/04/bring-on-the-cows-demands-a-new-routine/2014-07-06T03:31:26+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/07/03/frugal-farm-fun/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/tractortowingbobcat.jpgTractorTowingBobcatThe green knight comes to a milk maid's 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centre of the farm in 1994https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/reveggullylores.jpgRevegGullyLoResThe gully 20 years laterhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1994.jpg1994Trees popping up in 1994https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mytreelores.jpgMyTreeLoResHow we planted trees 40 years ago2016-02-08T04:42:44+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/04/29/how-you-can-tell-winter-is-coming/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/forecast2.pngForecastIs this the beginning of the end?https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/forecast1.pngForecasthttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/forecast.pngForecasthttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/australasianpurplemoorhenlores.jpgAustralasianPurpleMoorhenLoResThe marvellous 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Gippsland2014-04-12T01:36:33+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/04/12/dairy-pawn/2014-04-14T22:53:37+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/03/15/a-month-after-the-fires/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/marchfirerecoverylores.jpgMarchFireRecoveryLoResOne month and 30mm laterhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/febfirelores.jpgFebFireLoResThe view from the house after the fire2014-03-16T00:51:09+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/02/14/our-co-op-gallops-towards-the-wide-blue-yonder-blindfolded/2014-03-16T05:33:35+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/02/09/a-brush-with-fire/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscf3954.jpgDSCF39542014-02-09T21:10:26+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/02/06/just-keep-putting-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other/2014-02-07T00:17:00+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2014/01/27/what-inspires-a-young-man-to-become-a-dairy-farmer/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/andrewdallimore.jpgAndrew DallimoreAspiring dairy farmer, Andrew 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breedhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hugeholstein.jpgHugeHolsteinThe guy handling the cow was not a midget2012-09-24T15:18:28+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/09/14/design-a-warning-label-for-cheap-milk/2012-09-15T07:37:01+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/09/11/tribute-to-a-farmer-whos-not-a-farmer/2012-09-15T23:00:20+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/09/09/no-fresh-milk-for-australians-is-uht-the-next-big-thing/2016-09-28T08:53:06+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/09/04/how-a-farmer-hangs-out-her-washing-or-desperation-is-the-mother-of-invention/2012-09-05T00:48:16+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/09/01/first-day-of-spring-and-the-bulls-are-a-leaping/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sniffing.jpgSniffingOoooh, you smell gooooohd!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gardenview2lores.jpgGardenView2loresWelcome to Spring!2012-09-01T07:45:23+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/08/29/i-asked-udv-president-whether-dairy-farmers-should-tip-their-milk-down-the-drain/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kerrycallow.jpgKerryCallowUDV president, Kerry Callow2012-08-30T21:00:28+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/08/23/o-week-for-a-young-cow/2012-08-23T11:36:03+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/08/05/fur-flies-as-seven-bulls-join-the-herd/2012-08-23T11:33:40+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/08/18/a-sad-discovery-that-is-good-for-my-green-farm-girl/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pelicanblowres.jpgpelicanblowRes"I will really miss him" - Rob2012-08-20T10:37:17+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/08/10/coles-wont-rule-out-cctv-on-australian-farms/2012-08-17T02:37:34+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/08/10/coles-wants-video-cameras-on-aussie-farms/2012-08-12T01:23:18+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/08/08/milk-money-makes-the-town-go-round/2012-08-09T09:47:56+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/07/30/a-challenge-for-the-gruen-transfer/2012-08-01T23:19:34+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/07/27/anubis-falls/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/patchanubis.jpgPatchAnubis"What do you mean, my ear looks funny?"https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/patchzoefirstmorning.jpgPatchZoeFirstMorningPatch's first morning at the farm2012-07-27T23:28:38+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/07/26/why-dairy-farmers-loathe-their-leaders/2012-07-25T22:54:13+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/07/20/finding-pleasure-in-the-small-stuff/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/wetlandgrowth.jpgWetlandGrowthSwamp paperbarks emerge from the morasshttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/summer11planting9mo.jpgSummer11Planting9moOnly nine months after planting, these trees are firing on all cylindershttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gullyreflections.jpgGullyReflectionsSmile at the small stuff2012-07-22T07:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/07/18/1797/2012-07-19T02:57:39+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/07/16/i-bought-it-but-i-dont-want-to-use-it/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/blitzgun.jpgBlitzGunThe circle of life in stainless steel2012-08-07T22:44:14+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/07/15/do-you-have-the-stomach-to-adopt-a-heifer/2012-11-03T05:29:55+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/07/11/how-falling-milk-prices-affect-my-dairy-cows/2012-07-30T05:48:01+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/07/10/a-taste-of-my-own-medicine/2012-07-09T21:13:18+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/07/06/splat/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bootsaveme.jpgBootSaveMeSave me, Mama!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/afteranosedive.jpgAfterANoseDiveDon't worry if you fall, just get back up again.2012-07-10T11:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/07/06/heifers-home-from-boarding-school/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/heifershomelores.jpgHeifersHome"State your business!"2012-08-08T20:54:45+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/06/29/mg-understands-dairy-farming-profitably-will-be-very-challenging/2012-07-02T16:35:02+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/06/25/warning-perfectionist-in-the-paddocks/2012-06-27T00:21:46+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/06/24/life-goes-on/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/licknewbornlores.jpgLickNewbornLoResNew life2012-06-24T19:47:52+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/06/23/three-floods-in-thirty-days/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/floodjune22.jpgFloodJune22The third flood in 30 dayshttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sunrise.jpgSunriseRed in the morning, shepherd's warning2012-06-27T21:00:20+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/06/19/dairy-australia-chair-max-roberts-answers-a-milk-maids-questions/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/max-roberts.jpgMax RobertsMax Roberts in his own dairy2012-08-20T06:42:40+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/06/17/does-my-bum-look-fat-in-this-absolutely-sorry-honey/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fatbum.jpgFatBum"Does my bum look fat in this?"2012-06-19T03:49:25+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/06/12/how-do-i-know-buying-branded-milk-will-mean-better-prices-for-farmers/2016-05-27T01:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/06/09/robotic-milking-the-gentle-touch-of-machine-on-moo/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/roboticfarmer.jpgFarmerCowThere’s always time for a good scratch!!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/roboticdairy.jpgRobotic dairyThese ladies know exactly how to manage the system to ensure they don’t miss out on the “treats” and “rewards” that are available to them.https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/roboticgates.jpgRoboticGatesWith robotic milking the cows bring themselves to the dairy (they even operate specially designed one-way gates themselves) and take themselves back to the paddock.https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/roboticpaddock.jpgRoboticPaddockThe cows are moving one by one hoorah hoorah...2014-10-16T00:35:56+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/06/06/the-morning-after/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/carseatlores.jpgCarSeatLoReshttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/floodjunerd.jpgFloodJuneRdThe most likely optionhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/floodjun4.jpgFloodJun4No better than yesterday2012-11-03T08:00:21+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/06/04/two-floods-in-ten-days/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/floodjunelores.jpgFloodJuneLoResGroundhog day2012-06-04T06:08:40+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/06/01/spongey-paddocks-and-rocky-roads/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/floodmay.jpgFloodMayThe first flood of the season2012-06-01T07:22:36+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/05/31/questions-for-aus-dairy-farmers-president-chris-griffin/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/chrisgriffin.jpgChrisGriffinChris on the farmhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/chrisgriffin2.jpgChrisGriffinAustralian Dairy Farmers Limited president, Chris Griffin.2012-06-11T06:22:54+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/05/26/gracious-visitor-to-the-farm/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/seaeagleflight.jpgSeaEagleFlightOff into the blue yonderhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/seaeagledam.jpgSeaEagleDamHis Majesty, the White Bellied Sea Eagle, seated on his throne.2012-05-25T22:46:32+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/05/24/would-you-like-ethics-with-that/2012-05-24T22:09:44+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/05/22/life-lessons-for-a-dairy-dog/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/zoepatchrunningtrack.jpgZoePatchRUnningTrackhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/zoepatchpaddockpose.jpgZoePatchPaddockPose"Mi dog Patch is cleva"https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/patchinstinct.jpgPatchInstinctThe working dog instinct needs to be matched with experiencehttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/patchshadesail.jpgPatchShadesailNice day to go for a sailhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/patchmuddy.jpgPatchMuddyWhat mud?https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/zoepatchrunninginpaddock.jpgZoePatchRunningInPaddockYes, they were running very fast!2012-05-22T06:52:16+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/05/21/carbon-tax-misfires/2012-05-23T20:21:16+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/05/18/whats-so-special-about-this-calf/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/emilyolgas-crew.jpgEmilyolga's crewOlga's crewhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/emilyolgas-mum.jpgEmilyolga's mumOlga's Mumhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/emilyolga.jpgEmilyOlgaOlga2012-05-18T09:01:44+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/05/11/antibiotics-in-milk-keeps-us-up-at-night/2012-05-11T02:42:25+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/05/10/caring-for-our-country-requires-a-team-effort/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tree6months.jpgTree6Months2012-05-10T00:06:49+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/05/07/what-is-going-on-in-the-calving-paddock/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/stillborn.jpgStillbornhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/calvingpaddockaction.jpgCalvingPaddockActionIt's all happening in the calving paddock!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/milkfever.jpgMilkFeverMy legs aren't working!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/medicine.jpgMedicineEmergency supplies are kept in a chest in the calving paddockhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/calvingtrouble.jpgCalvingTroubleTrouble with a capital T2012-05-08T03:34:19+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/05/06/a-concrete-step-forward-ahead-of-winter/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/newconcrete.jpgNewConcreteBog hole be gone!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/zoepipeyard.jpgZoePipeYardAlready boggy in January2012-05-05T23:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/05/05/the-love-drug/2012-05-05T19:42:27+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/05/04/confidence-to-grow-could-foreign-ownership-be-a-godsend/2012-05-05T06:57:19+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/05/03/twin-calves-confuse-cows-as-well-as-the-cocky/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/calvingtwinsmysterysolved.jpgCalvingTwinsMysterySolvedA perfect multi-tasking mother!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/calvingtwinsmysteryb.jpgCalvingTwinsMysteryBAre you my Mother?https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/calvingtwinsmystery.jpgCalvingTwinsMysteryToo many calves, not enough cows.2012-05-03T01:12:38+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/04/29/welcome-to-the-big-outdoors-suckies-2/2012-04-28T21:15:18+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/04/27/climate-change-the-gazillion-dollar-question/2013-10-20T04:22:28+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/04/26/what-on-earth-are-these-cows-doing/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mysteryingrass.jpgMysteryInGrassEven after I chased them away, the cows were drawn to this mysterious patch of grass2012-04-26T12:37:29+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/04/23/how-you-are-a-pawn-in-the-profit-of-permeate/2017-02-08T05:02:47+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/04/17/ethical-milk-which-brand-to-buy/2016-05-09T06:36:01+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/04/03/new-season-has-us-rushing-around-like-squirrels/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/newboots.jpgNewBootsHow long 'til the pink turns khaki?https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/newgravel.jpgNewGravelLa la lush new gateway gravel!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/newpastureapril1.jpgNewPastureApril1Here it is, one day after sowing on April 1https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/drycowholidat.jpgDryCowHoliday"Yay! Holidays!"2012-04-14T03:38:40+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/04/14/the-negatives-of-being-a-dairy-farmer/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/termsoftrade1.gifTermsOfTradeNot a pretty picture for dairy farmershttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/termsoftrade.gifTermsOfTradeTerms of Trade for Victorian dairy farmershttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/piggybank2fluoro.jpgpIGGYbANK2fLUORO2012-04-15T17:30:44+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/04/13/the-positives-of-being-a-dairy-farmer/2012-04-18T00:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/04/10/hail-and-hearty-on-the-farm/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hotdrinks.jpgHotDrinksTo the victors flow the spoils2012-04-10T23:35:26+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/04/08/herd-meets-hound/2012-04-08T06:20:39+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/04/07/meet-patch-the-pup/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/patchzoefirstmorningrun.jpgPatchZoeFirstMorningRunFinally, someone who can keep up with me!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/patchzoefirstmorning.jpgPatchZoeFirstMorningPatch and Zoe get to know each other2012-06-28T23:33:12+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/04/02/1604/2012-04-01T21:20:13+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/15/us-dairy-woman-moves-to-aus-and-a-whole-new-way-of-dairying/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/pennycooper.jpgPennyCooperHalloween in the dairy parlor with Grandad2012-03-31T11:53:29+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/31/manure-manoeuvres/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/gerringthepooofflores.jpgGerringThePooOffLoRes"What on earth are you doing, Za Za?" "Getting the cow poo off, of course!"https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/gettingthepoooffa.jpgGettingThePooOffA2012-03-31T11:49:24+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/31/from-one-farmer-to-the-next/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/endcap.jpgEndCapNot a moment too soonhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/pipegully.jpgPipeGullyThank you, Dad!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ploughedpipe.jpgPloughedPipeAgricultural archaeology2012-04-04T22:37:08+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/30/woolies-and-the-nff-blueprint/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/foxchicken.jpgFoxChicken"It’s a matter of funding..."2012-03-31T23:02:55+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/22/im-with-hugh-on-this-one-its-not-fun-to-kill/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/nextenvprojectduckslores.jpgNextEnvProjectDucksLoResAustralian Shelducks2012-03-26T01:46:36+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/26/a-week-of-mechanical-meltdowns/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/nohorn.jpgNoHornNo horn = no respecthttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/auger.jpgAugerThankfully, Dutchy the sparky came to our rescue with this "Big Deal Breakdown"https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/quadbreakdown.jpgQuadBreakdownOpen heart surgery on the quad didn't helphttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/chainless.jpgChainlessThe Chainless Hustler broke its chain2012-03-27T04:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/23/youre-better-off-playing-two-up-than-believing-the-weatherman/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/grazingtheflatslores.jpgGrazingTheFlatsLoResIs this what a cow sanctuary would look like?2012-03-23T05:54:28+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/19/what-do-you-get-the-farmer-who-has-it-all-a-stripper/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/tool.jpgToolThis thing made my heart skip a beat today2012-03-22T21:21:56+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/17/cow-in-the-naughty-spot/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/naughtyspot.jpgNaughtySpotIn the naughty spot2012-03-22T10:24:27+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/14/milk-war-myths/2012-03-14T11:36:01+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/11/what-would-you-say-to-the-trendy-vegetarian/2013-03-24T07:58:33+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/08/night-sacrifice-ritual-on-farm/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sacrifice.jpgSacrificeWhere the nightly sacrifice is held2012-03-08T04:36:00+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/07/where-is-our-farm-where-are-we/2012-03-08T04:24:08+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/04/what-farm-fanatics-do/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/paddockbook.jpgPaddockBookMy little red book is indispensible2012-03-08T20:12:52+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/03/not-just-an-old-tree/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/oldmulberrylores.jpgOldMulberryLoResShe has at last succumbed2012-03-04T23:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/02/have-you-seen-a-cow-with-blood-all-over-her-udder/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/picassocow.jpgPicassoCowPainted but not quite like this Picasso Cow (thanks to Libby Lambert for the pic!)2012-03-02T02:57:58+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/02/greenhouse-gases-on-my-dairy-farm/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/greenhousegas.gifGreenhouseGasWhere our greenhouse gases come from2012-05-03T14:18:45+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/28/why-would-an-average-aussie-give-farms-a-second-thought/2012-03-01T10:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/26/making-up-for-the-heat/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/stump.jpgStumpA cool place to hang outhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/shadypaddockb.jpgShadyPaddockBA cool spot for a hot day2012-02-26T04:45:39+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/25/early-morning-greeting-as-the-farmer-tends-her-animals/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chart.jpgChartOoh...look who came out to greet me!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/withcharlieb.jpgWithCharlieBGood morning sleepy headhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/pinkybelly.jpgPinkyBellyPinky recovers in the company of a friendhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/coolmorning.jpgCoolMorningCool before we cook2012-03-04T02:54:07+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/22/today-i-have-5-minutes-with-australias-dairy-elders/2012-02-25T04:19:29+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/20/im-a-greedy-parent/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/parrot.jpgParrotNot the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot2012-02-20T22:47:01+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/19/are-our-dairy-cows-forcibly-artificially-impregnated-each-year/2015-03-15T09:31:17+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/16/snakeoil-and-women-in-agriculture-please-pass-the-scones/2012-02-16T20:45:08+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/15/have-australian-dairy-farmers-given-up/2012-02-14T23:23:16+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/12/how-to-get-into-social-media-without-it-taking-over-your-life/2012-02-12T05:27:18+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/03/12/one-job-i-love-and-loathe/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hosing.jpgHosingMaking hosing fun2012-03-14T11:18:34+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/11/rain-post/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/twister.jpgTwisterThe finger of doom?https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sneakystorma1.jpgSneakyStormAIt had snuck up on me2012-02-11T21:57:31+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/10/why-we-raise-calves-away-from-the-herd/2012-11-03T07:12:08+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/09/putting-ourselves-in-the-best-position/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/stevespencer.jpgSteveSpencerSteve Spencer2012-02-09T03:29:01+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/08/the-poison-farm/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hemlock.jpghemlockThe pretty yet deadly hemlock rings Milk Maid Marian's dairyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ragwort.jpgRagwortThe buttery yellow flowers of ragwort2012-02-08T09:26:40+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/05/dusk-rainbow/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/duskrainbow0001lores.jpgDuskRainbow0001LoRes2012-02-05T09:51:02+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/05/a-most-unlikely-frog-habitat/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/freddyclose.jpgFreddyCloseFreddy and Freda blend in beautifully with their concrete habitathttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/froghabitat.jpgFrogHabitatFrog habitat like you've never seen it before2012-02-07T21:06:09+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/04/john-mulvany-tells-how-young-dairy-farmers-can-make-it-work/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/farmerlifecurve_thumb.jpgFarmerLifeCurve_thumb.jpghttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/farmerlifecurve.jpgFarmerLifeCurve.jpg2014-02-08T20:54:19+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/03/left-behind-in-the-dust/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/morninggloryfebruary12.jpgMorningGloryFebruary12Still looking green2012-02-04T23:26:08+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/02/01/something-to-make-the-heart-sing/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/goannalores.jpgGoannaLoReshttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/forestberrieslores.jpgForestBerriesLoResOne of our "Summer of Zoe" discoveries2012-02-03T01:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/31/what-do-glue-paint-tablets-and-clag-have-in-common/2012-02-01T02:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/30/how-much-did-you-get/2012-01-30T11:20:14+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/28/dont-you-get-bored-so-far-from-the-city/2012-01-28T20:29:14+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/27/the-perfect-poo-a-noble-quest/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/perfectpatty.jpgPerfectPattyPerfection in poo is a noble quest2013-01-02T04:28:52+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/26/crunch-time/2012-01-26T21:23:23+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/24/how-many-kids-die-on-australian-farms-each-year-each-week/2012-01-24T11:09:52+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/23/sprinkle-the-cow-track-with-rose-petals/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/groovedyard.jpgGroovedYardGrooved concretehttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sweepingtrack.jpgSweepingTrackSweeping the track as Alex enjoys a hammock ride2012-01-24T11:02:12+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/20/take-to-the-tractor-if-you-cant-get-baby-to-sleep/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/nightfeeddelivery.jpgNightFeedDeliveryAll done!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/nightfeedpickup.jpgNightFeedPickupMilk Maid Marian and baby Alex brush up their loader skills2012-01-20T12:27:39+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/20/dining-on-data/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/farmplanningmeeting.jpgFarmPlanningMeetingFarm management meeting2012-01-20T12:19:56+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/18/simple-stupidity-reigns-supreme/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/siphonflowing.jpgSiphonFlowingAt last, the water flows (where we want it)https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/zoesiphon.jpgZoeSiphonWorking the siphon is much easier nowhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/spillwaymess.jpgSpillwaymessThe spillway "swamp"2012-01-18T20:36:21+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/16/nightmarish-scenes-on-farm-because-dogs-loved-too-much/2012-01-17T03:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/15/just-getting-some-extra-cred/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/zoepearliegirlie.jpgZoePearlieGirlieZoe and Pearlie Girlie back in Novemberhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/zoepipeyard.jpgZoePipeYardZoe is boss once more2012-01-15T10:01:37+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/14/why-you-shouldnt-write-a-blog/2012-01-14T03:39:05+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/13/salmonella-wipes-the-smiles-from-our-faces/2012-01-13T20:19:10+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/11/hell-no-we-wont-go/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cowsspyonusmovingtape.jpgCowsSpyOnUsMovingTape"Get a mooove on and let us have our crop, NOW!"2012-01-10T23:52:49+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/10/why-some-farmers-bite/2012-01-11T03:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/09/my-brand-new-shiny-thing-is-being-licked-all-over/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/calffood.jpgCalfFoodA week's dinner for our calves includes pastahttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bigcalffeeder.jpgBigCalfFeederIt's a monster!2012-03-28T21:16:37+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/07/find-out-why-these-cows-are-soooo-excited/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cowsgrazingrapetape.jpgCowsGrazingRapeTapeThe cows will be grazing more brassicas this summer2012-01-07T20:15:12+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/06/accursed-trough-crashes-through-again-but-the-kids-triumph/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/troughbrokenagainbushysrepair.jpgTroughBrokenAgainBushysRepairBushy's trough repair - not proud of it but it works!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/troughbrokenagainzoealex.jpgTroughBrokenAgainZoeAlexZoe entertains Alex Spanish stylehttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/troughbrokenagain.jpgTroughBrokenAgainThis trough is always causing trouble2012-01-05T21:22:08+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/05/and-the-fattest-is/2012-01-05T21:15:53+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/05/which-of-these-food-staples-has-the-highest-fat-content/2012-01-04T20:51:16+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/04/why-australians-become-vegans-and-why-it-matters-to-this-farmer/2015-07-27T15:43:54+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/03/parched-pastures-and-potassium/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/redclover.jpgRedCloverGorgeous feed like this can be more water use efficient with potassium2012-01-03T08:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2012/01/02/milk-from-the-farm-to-the-table/2012-01-01T22:35:05+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/31/happy-new-year-of-the-farmer/2011-12-31T20:45:18+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/30/should-farmers-be-embarrassed-to-talk-about-money/2012-03-07T02:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/29/pregnancy-a-mans-job-today/2011-12-29T11:47:08+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/28/our-green-investment-already-begins-to-grow/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bruceshowszoehowtoplanttreeslores.jpgBruceShowsZoeHowtoPlantTreesLoResBruce and Zoe planting trees in October 2011https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/treedec27.jpgTreeDec27The next generation is looking good!2011-12-28T22:14:27+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/27/where-city-collides-with-country/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/oldfence.jpgOldFence"But I don't have any stock..."2011-12-27T04:43:32+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/24/the-cream-of-christmas-at-montrose-dairy/2011-12-24T10:36:17+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/23/christmas-in-a-country-hall/2011-12-25T14:17:30+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/22/im-a-rotten-driver-and-it-all-started-here/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/alexdriving.jpgAlexDrivingWhat's the holdup? Where did that idiot learn how to drive?2011-12-26T23:06:45+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/21/the-hay-is-down-and-im-hoping-for-a-wet-christmas/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/haydown.jpgHayDownNo rain dancing until Christmas Eve, please2011-12-24T03:42:17+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/20/a-prickly-character-on-farm/2011-12-21T20:25:57+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/17/cows-sunburn-hand-grenades-and-zinc/2011-12-21T20:27:08+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/15/confused-by-milk-prices-i-am/2011-12-16T02:31:05+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/15/as-the-grass-grows-golden-everything-changes-again/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bails.jpgBailsThe new feed ration ready for tonight's guests2011-12-15T10:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/14/quad-bike-manufacturers-look-like-big-tobacco/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/quadbar.jpgQuadbarCrush protection devices will save farmers' lives2011-12-14T01:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/11/and-for-todays-dairy-entertainment-bull-fighting-in-mud/2011-12-13T04:20:54+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/10/fast-food-for-dairy-cows/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rapepaddock8dec1.jpgRapePaddock8DecFast food for dairy cows!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rapepaddock8dec.jpgRapePaddock8DecFast food for cows!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rape8dec.jpgRape8DecOne week laterhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rapedec1.jpgRapeDec1Rape on December 1sthttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sowingrape19nov.jpgSowingRape19NovThe rape went in on November 192011-12-10T21:35:07+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/09/our-cows-are-so-cool/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/feedbail.jpgFeedBailZinc is added to the cows' feed during summerhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/yardsprinkler.jpgYardSprinklerA shower cools the cows, the concrete underfoot and offers relief from flieshttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/trough.jpgTroughInstalling water troughs has been a 3 year projecthttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/newplantationlores.jpgNewPlantationLoResNew plantations will provide shade for the cows and corridors for wildlife2011-12-09T01:51:43+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/08/why-not-have-a-whinge-when-we-deserve-it-after-all/2012-06-13T01:08:05+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/06/does-bigger-equal-a-better-bottom-line/2011-12-07T05:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/05/a-typical-summers-day-on-our-dairy-farm/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/roundinguptowardsbushzoe.jpgRoundingUpTowardsBushZoeHo up there!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/troughslime.jpgTroughSlimeOooooh, slimy algae!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bringinginsilage.jpgBringingInSilagePapa busy bringing in the silagehttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fencingforest.jpgFencingForest"What a lovely morning for repairing fences, don't you think, Mama?" - Zoehttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/seedlingleaves.jpgSeedlingLeavesIndigenous eucalypts2011-12-04T23:03:10+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/03/little-monsters-in-a-crop/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cabbagemoth2.jpgcabbagemoth2This picture of bridal purity is actually laying the seeds of destruction2011-12-03T21:44:31+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/03/dicing-with-death/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/givewaytostock.jpgGiveWayToStockWe're 100m down the slope straddling the road - watch out!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/waitingatthetape.jpgWaitingAtTheTapeLet us at it!2011-12-03T06:07:09+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/12/01/who-should-a-farmer-look-to-when-it-comes-to-animal-welfare/2011-11-30T23:34:46+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/30/silage-before-the-storm-the-gambler-wins/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/stormsilage2.jpgStormSilage2Every dog has her day2011-11-30T07:35:44+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/29/jonas-on-consumer-and-farmer-expectations/2011-12-08T06:51:06+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/28/betting-on-a-thunderstorm/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cowsmower.jpgCowsMowerHave I made the right decision?2011-11-28T02:58:35+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/27/live-conference-post-why-so-few-farmers-blog-straight-from-the-horses-mouth/2011-11-29T22:07:31+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/27/why-are-farmers-so-secretive-ill-ask-them-at-9-30/2011-11-27T00:33:44+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/26/a-beautiful-set-of-numbers/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011oct1-copy.jpg2011Oct1 copyThe beautiful set of numbers that are the river flats2011-11-27T07:40:29+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/25/when-the-wheel-falls-off-literally/2011-11-25T12:34:09+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/23/what-a-farm-upbringing-brings/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pickinguprubbish.jpgPickingUpRubbish"Rotten rubbish"2011-11-25T12:00:33+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/22/how-transparent-should-farmers-be/2011-11-22T07:49:30+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/21/would-i-advise-my-kids-to-become-farmers-county-hour-asks-the-question/2011-11-23T01:16:13+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/21/cows-say-its-not-fair/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cowssayitsnotfair.jpgCowsSayItsNotFairCows say "It's not fair"!2011-11-20T21:40:05+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/18/look-at-my-sick-dairy-cows/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mastitiscows.jpgMastitisCowsCows in hospital paddock2011-11-21T20:25:52+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/17/is-it-cruel-to-use-bulls-to-get-dairy-cows-in-calf/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bullwaitingforcows.jpgBullWaitingForCowsHello ladies!2011-11-18T11:37:54+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/15/farmers-twice-as-likely-to-suicide/2011-11-15T21:34:55+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/15/farming-with-a-baby-in-the-summer-sun/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zoeinnewfarmhatandsunnies.jpgZoeInNewFarmHatandSunniesSlip, slop, slap and splash with the yard hose makes for a cool farm girlhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/peepingoutofcarrier.jpgPeepingOutOfCarrierPeeping out2016-09-25T00:14:07+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/13/a-young-cow-and-a-young-girl/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zoepearliegirlie.jpgZoePearlieGirlyZoe and Pearlie Girly have a unique relationship2011-11-14T11:29:15+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/13/unless-we-learn-to-work-together-the-animals-will-be-the-losers/2011-11-13T10:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/12/ashamed-to-be-a-dairy-farmer-today/2015-03-27T19:54:38+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/11/about-raw-milk/2014-12-11T03:38:00+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/09/easy-to-forget-what-makes-farm-life-unforgettable/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/myfarmuk-copy.jpgMyFarmUK copyThe incredible MyFarm experiment2011-11-08T21:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/04/24/gasp-the-cows-love-fescue-and-i-do-too/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fescuelores2.jpgAdvanceTallFescueThe cows really seem to prefer the Advance tall fescue over ryegrasshttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fescuelores1.jpghttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fescuelores.jpgAdvance tall fescueThe cows seem to love grazing the Advance tall fescue2011-11-08T11:03:50+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/08/ravenous-kangaroos-dont-eat-wattles/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wattles.jpgWattlesWattles must taste yukky to kangarooshttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/hiddenpaddock1.jpgHiddenPaddockTwo blocks of native forest are protected on the farmhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/hiddenpaddock.jpgHiddenPaddock2011-11-08T02:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/06/better-care-for-bobby-calves/2011-11-16T03:32:33+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/06/day-in-the-life-of-a-south-african-jersey-dairy-cow/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/endoftheday.jpgEndOfTheDayDay's endhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/suppertime.jpgSuppertimeSupper timehttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/lunch.jpgLunchLunchhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/barbaragrazing.jpgBarbaraGrazingDelicious!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/barbarawithfriends.jpgBarbarawithFriendsWith friendshttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/offtothepaddock.jpgOfftothePaddockOff to the Paddockhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/milking.jpgMilkingMilking timehttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/waitingtobemilked.jpgWaitingtobeMilkedWaiting to be milkedhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/barbara.jpgBarbaraIntroducing Barbara2011-11-05T22:48:37+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/05/why-female-elephants-are-called-cows/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cowsgatewayreluctant.jpgCowsGatewayReluctantWere the cows holding a stop work meeting?https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/intopaddock.jpgIntoPaddockIt's good to go, girls!https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cowdelegation.jpgCowDelegation"We have an OHS issue"https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gardenspycows.jpgGardenSpyCowsSpying on the cows from the garden2011-11-08T04:35:26+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/11/03/the-casualties-of-the-milk-war-still-to-be-counted-and-breaking-news-says-they-will-grow/2011-11-04T04:31:03+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/10/28/lucky-to-be-alive/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ondavidbrown.jpgOnDavidBrownZoe drives the David 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Papahttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/jumpingoffvattopapa.jpgJumpingOffVatToPapa2011-11-03T01:44:47+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/10/12/how-well-australian-dairy-farmers-are-paid-compared-to-those-around-the-world/2011-10-12T23:00:48+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/10/12/what-wildlife-does-for-farms/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cattleegrets.jpgCattleEgretsCattle Egrets in breeding plumage follow the cows everywhere2011-10-13T14:10:23+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/10/09/gotta-be-quick-to-respond-as-spring-springs/2011-10-11T10:36:56+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/10/07/i-knew-our-heifers-would-be-okay-but-i-had-to-check/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/yearlingheifersagist.jpgYearlingHeifersAgistOur yearlings look lovely in their holiday 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missed2011-08-06T02:06:40+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/08/06/getting-ready-for-another-downpour-will-it-flood-again/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/floodgates.jpgFloodGatesThe hallmarks of the last flood remain while we prepare for the next one2011-08-05T23:37:40+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/08/04/this-farmer-is-a-jack-of-all-trades-and-a-dud-at-fencing/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/yetiinthegully.jpgYetiInTheGullyYeti in the gullyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/fencingrepair.jpgFencingRepairFence repairs are clearly not my forte 2011-08-06T02:14:52+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/08/02/cows-have-best-friends-too/2011-08-04T01:47:54+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/07/30/online-mapping-software-makes-farm-planning-so-much-easier/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/efarmer-copy.jpgefarmer copyPart of the farm on eFarmer mappimg software2011-08-01T04:14:33+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/08/01/an-adaptable-little-farm-baby/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/breastfeedinginpaddock.jpgBreastfeedingInPaddockBaby Alex suggested we stop for brunch2011-08-02T22:38:21+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/07/28/the-aftermath-of-the-flood/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bogged.jpgBoggedThe Bobcat slid in the mud for 10 minutes before we pronounced it boggedhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/trackaftertheflood.jpgtrackAftertheFloodFarm track after the flood2011-07-31T21:46:09+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/07/22/floods-bogs-and-mud-mud-mud/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/flood0001.jpgFlood 22 JulyPartial view of the flood from the house this 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wet2011-07-06T00:19:12+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/07/03/one-woman-down-just-when-the-farm-and-the-man-needs-her/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fixfencewithbabyonboard.jpgFixfencewithbabyonboardFix fence with baby on board2011-07-06T01:13:02+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/06/30/untangling-how-much-farmers-are-paid-for-milk/2011-06-30T02:31:42+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/06/28/do-you-trust-farmers-what-with/2011-07-30T04:56:17+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/06/22/cows-with-attitude/2011-07-15T03:20:02+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/06/18/when-there-are-just-too-many-mouths-to-feed/2011-07-03T04:27:29+00:00monthlyhttps://milkmaidmarian.com/2011/06/15/getting-kangaroos-off-the-farm-without-fences-or-guns/https://milkmaidmarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dogcaravan.jpgDogCaravanMoving the maremmas' 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