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Radical Compassion with Five Freedoms Dairy
via Boulder County Farmers Markets website
Posted May 1, 2024 2:00 am
> "When I started doing this, I had no examples to lean on – it was impossible to find another farm doing this," says Dr. Kevin McSweeney about keeping calves with their mothers until weaning at five to six months, a radical approach that allows his cows to live twice as long as conventional dairy cows.
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