How Many Cows Now?

January 1, 2008
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© Guy Hand 2009

Idaho’s milk output has doubled in the last ten years, dwarfing potato production. The state now produces more milk than Washington and Oregon combined. All that milk takes a lot of cows. But how many? Critics say the agencies responsible for regulating Idaho’s dairy industry really don’t know. And if you can’t count the cows, they say you can’t control the environmental problems that come with factory farming. From the Magic Valley, Guy Hand reports.

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Counting Cows at the Jerome County Courthouse

Counting Cows at the Jerome County Courthouse © Guy Hand 2009

 

Magic Valley Dairy Cows

Magic Valley Dairy Cows © Guy Hand 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idaho State Department of Agriculture Dairy Division

United Dairymen of Idaho

Idaho Conservation League CAFO Information

About Guy Hand:
Guy Hand is a writer, public radio producer and photographer specializing in food and agriculture.
Website:http://www.guyhand.com

3 Responses to How Many Cows Now?

  1. [...] How Many Cows Now? [...]

  2. [...] In 2009, Edible Idaho looked into the issue of county regulation of the Idaho dairy industry. [...]

  3. Bea Elliott on January 25, 2010 at 8:39 pm

    Speaking of “broken dairy systems” what about the fiasco in Thief River Falls, Minn. It took the residents more than 3 years to get their case heard in court… Excel Dairy did finally get shut down – but they left 3 full manure lagoons, moldy feed/hay – and a general mess. It’s sad what we will sacrifice to continue to drink the milk of another species. Indeed the continued growing and eating of animal “foods” may be the ruination of us all.
    http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/01/21/excel-dairy-shutdown/

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