Where the cows have names. > excerpt: Is it a soggy sentimentality for farmers…
Where the cows have names.
> excerpt:
Is it a soggy sentimentality for farmers to want their cows to be happy? Shouldn’t a businessman just worry about the bottom line?
“For productivity, it’s important to have happy cows. If a cow is at her maximum health and her maximum contentedness, she's profitable. I don't even really manage my farm so much from a fiscal standpoint as from a cow standpoint, because I know that, if I take care of those cows, the bottom line will take care of itself." -- Bob Bansen, third-generation dairyman.
(Thanks to Shauna Struby of Sustainable OKC for the link.)
Where Cows Are Happy and Food Is Healthy
www.nytimes.com
Don’t laugh, but maybe milk is tastier and healthier if it comes from a cow with a name.
> excerpt:
Is it a soggy sentimentality for farmers to want their cows to be happy? Shouldn’t a businessman just worry about the bottom line?
“For productivity, it’s important to have happy cows. If a cow is at her maximum health and her maximum contentedness, she's profitable. I don't even really manage my farm so much from a fiscal standpoint as from a cow standpoint, because I know that, if I take care of those cows, the bottom line will take care of itself." -- Bob Bansen, third-generation dairyman.
(Thanks to Shauna Struby of Sustainable OKC for the link.)
Where Cows Are Happy and Food Is Healthy
www.nytimes.com
Don’t laugh, but maybe milk is tastier and healthier if it comes from a cow with a name.
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