Investing In Water Efficiency

COMMENTARY

• Legend has it Al Capone is the reason behind expiration dating on milk
• Innovation in dairy farming using less water, land and carbon footprint per gallon of milk
• Craig discusses the water efficient irrigation project using pivots over flood irrigation for his corn field
• Covering more ground with less water

RESOURCE

• How Al Capone Got Expiration Dates On Milk Bottles
• Chicago Milk Wars
• Capone’s Alcatraz Profile

10. Al Capone is the reason we have expiration dates on milk bottles: After his niece became extremely ill from bad milk, the powerful Chicago gangster lobbied aggressively for expiration dates to be put on milk for the safety of children and pregnant women pic.twitter.com/nVLsMXZwiC

— Wolf of X (@tradingMaxiSL) May 24, 2024

Dairy Sustainability & Production

COMMENTARY

• The workings of the methane digester
  • Manure and water flushed into the digester
  • Separates methane gas and cleans water for recycling thru the dairy and watering crops
  • Water is nitrogen rich
• Each cow can produce 77-75 pounds of milk per day
• The dairy grows its own feed of green chop hay and corn
• Feeding rations vary for cows based on life cycle
• Higher herd and milk averages in Arizona
• Antibiotic use are a thing of the past

RESOURCE

• Fact About Raw Milk

Dairy Takeaways

COMMENTARY

• Craig explains ‘beef out’. How cows become beef
• 90% of milk sold in Arizona stores comes from Arizona dairies
• Look for the Code Stamp 04 which means milk comes from Arizona dairies

RESOURCE

• Fill Your Plate.org Farmer’s Markets & Stands