Knucklehead   Knucklehead was culled from the herd in September. Mary Ellen and David learned she was not able to breed back. They continued milking her until she dried out. She will be missed.     The loss of an animal is extremely hard for any person — even dairy farmers. Dairy farmers deal with life and death more

often than the rest of us because of the number or animals involved in operating a dairy. When a farmer loses or sells an animal off the farm, because of her health, production, or other causes, they are losing a valued member of their herd, and a working partner in their economic survival.

Death is a difficult yet a natural aspect of farm life. Since our goal is to help everyone better understand life on the family farm, we feel it is important to discuss the loss of cows. If you would like to write to your cow’s owner, we would be happy to pass the letter along. We also hope you’ll stay in our program. Click here to choose a cow.

Work on your Barnyard Vo“cow”bulary.