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showcrop · Nov 28, 2013

I just came across a video about the world's largest dairy farm. Do you know where and how many head of cattle?

oldtanker · Nov 28, 2013

Viet Nam, 23,000 head.

Rick

Bill(Wis) · Nov 28, 2013

Saudi Arabia unless the one in Oregon (40,000 cows) just got larger. The Saudis were buying US dairy cattle way back when my dad was still milking cows. Some of our cows went to Saudi Arabia. Many other countries as well.

IaGary · Nov 28, 2013

I'm gonna guess California. If it is the US?

10,000 head.

My father was there 20 years ago but can't remember the numbers

Gary

Goose · Nov 28, 2013

A neighbor who had a dairy farm for years bought up dairy cattle here in the Midwest and flew them to Saudi Arabia in specially equipped transport planes. He obviously then sold them to the Saudis.

He must have made good money at it, cause he did it for years and lived well.

Bill(Wis) · Nov 28, 2013

Yes, the Saudis worked long and hard to build up a dairy industry where none had existed before.

Bill(Wis) · Nov 28, 2013

I don't see how the one in Viet Nam could claim to be the world's largest with 23,000 cows, although they seem to be doing just that in typical communist fashion. (Whoops, that might upset our left coast mistress). When, as far as I know, the one in Oregon and the one in Saudi Arabia number somewhere around 40,000 each. ????

Bill(Wis) · Nov 28, 2013

There's one in Indiana that numbers around 10,000. Shucks, I have one with 4,000 right down the road from me.

ss55 · Nov 28, 2013

I wonder what type of dairy feeds are economical in Saudi Arabia? Hay of some type would be available locally, but would they still feed corn or do they grow some other grains?

Bill(Wis) · Nov 28, 2013

Yes, and don't forget water. 30+ gallons per cow per day.

IaGary · Nov 28, 2013

OOPS!

Guess I don"t know my Dairy facts very well.

But I would never guessed Vietnam or Saudi Arabia.

Or even Oregon for that matter.

Gary

IaGary · Nov 28, 2013

You suppose all the manure is building up the fertility in that sand yet?

Gary

Bill(Wis) · Nov 28, 2013

I'm betting they've developed a market for it.

wisbaker · Nov 28, 2013

I have a BS in Dairy from Michigan State University (1982) in one
management class we were discussing rotary milking parlors, one model
required at least 6,000 cows to run efficiently, a chap in New Zealand was
running three of them side by side. And we wasn't the biggest operator in
his area.

WGM · Nov 28, 2013

If you mean Fair Oaks Farm make that 18,000 cows.

LittleD · Nov 28, 2013

Fair Oaks Dairy Farm in Indiana, where 32,000 dairy cows produce 2.5 million pounds of milk every day, which is enough milk from that one farm for all of the people in Chicago and Indianapolis (8 million residents). The herd of dairy cattle is so large that more than 80 calves are born every day, and the public is allowed to watch the births in a special glass-walled theater, as well as tour the entire facility. All of the farm’s energy is generated from the cow manure that is collected, processed and turned into methane, which then powers 100 percent of the farm’s electricity.

Bill(Wis) · Nov 28, 2013

That's the one. The last time I read about them, years ago, it seemed they were around 10k. Thanks.

Mike in Mn. · Nov 28, 2013

Vietnam.

bill mart · Nov 28, 2013

internet info
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AzPeapicker · Nov 28, 2013

I thought all they had in Viet Nam were water buffalos .

John in Az.

old-9 · Nov 28, 2013

Fair Oaks.
Fair Oaks Farms

showcrop · Nov 28, 2013

According to Fair Oaks' video they HOUSE 32,000 while Afimilk in Vietnam MILKS 32,000. Afimilk is an Israeli operation with very large farms in New Zealand as well as in 119 other countries.

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