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Tales about the cows at Birdsong Farm...

What is A2 milk?

10/1/2020

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Interest in Beta Casein A2 has skyrocketed since I started testing my cows for this gene back in 2011, so I thought it was time to write a series of blog posts on the topic.

In this post, I describe the composition of milk and the Beta Casein A2 gene and its variants, address the health claims and a common misconception about A2 milk, and discuss how Beta Casein variants may affect cheesemaking.

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The Spirit of Christmas

12/11/2016

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Nearly half of the world's population (more than 3 billion people) live on less than $2.50 a day, and half of them are living on less than $1.25 a day. Learn about three charities with dairy-themed gifts that you can donate to this Christmas.
I'm blessed to live in a free country. I'm blessed with a wonderful family. I'm blessed with a warm, dry house. I'm blessed with bountiful food. 

Take a minute right now to count your blessings...

...and now take a minute to think about the fact that nearly half of the world's population (more than 3 billion people) live on less than $2.50 a day, and half of them are living on less than $1.25 a day.

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Podcast Review: The Biz Chix Podcast

5/10/2016

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One sunny afternoon in early June 2015, I was on Facebook and endlessly scrolling in one of the groups for female entrepreneurs that I'm a member of when I came across a post about Episode 177 of the Biz Chix Podcast by Natalie Eckdahl. This was one of the first times I'd ever heard of a podcast, but I was curious about podcasting and the title of the episode--How to Pitch a Podcaster with Kira Hug--caught my eye. 

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The Story of Blossom

13/8/2016

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The Story of Blossom (August 13, 2016) My love of Jerseys and cheese making all began with a cow named Blossom. This is our story...
Today there are 15 Jerseys registered with the 'Birdsong' herd prefix, but it all started with a cow named Blossom...

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Feeding Your Calf: Birth to 3 Months

9/7/2016

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Tips for feeding your calf from birth to three months.
I'm doing research on the best calf feeding program for raising my Jersey heifers, and since I've received quite a few requests about the best way to raise calves I'm going to share my research with you in this month's CowTales post.

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  • Welcome
    • Meet the Milkmaid
    • Resources
    • Contact
  • Learn to Make Cheese
    • Cheesemaking Classes
    • Cheesemaking Store
    • Prerecorded Classes
    • Gift Cards
  • Jersey Cows
    • About our cows
    • The Blossom Family
    • The Princess Family
    • The Fancier Family
    • Milk Cow Mentoring
    • Jersey Sales
  • Cowtales Blog