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[01:11] - About Loyd and his operation
[03:31] - His backstory
[06:11] - “If you want to be an organic farmer, you need to be grass farmer first.”
[09:50] - Keeping the cows out longer by doing less tillage
[10:25] - Why did he switch to Dutch Belted Cows from Holstein cow
[12:40] - Crossing purebred bull to Holstein cow
[14:39] - Milking the cows
[16:25] - The problem on milking the cows once a day
[18:28] - The amount of milk production he is getting
[19:19] - The number of cows he milk
[20:15] - Marketing the milk
[21:09] - Other dairy products that he sells
[23:46] - The kind of parlor he has
[25:01] - Feeding the cows when they are in the parlor
[26:04] - About sprouted fodder
[27:26] - Feeding the cows when the paddocks are growing
[29:13] - Moving the cows to new pasture daily
[30:16] - Annual rainfall in Yoder
[32:26] - Kind of pasture he has
[35:34] - The kind of fencing he has
[37:03] - Other livestock he has
[39:43] - Marketing the rabbits
[42:00] - The breed of chickens he has
[43:04] - His favorite grazing grass related book
[45:45] - Advice to new farmers

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e23. Loyd Borntrager - Grassfed Dutch Belted Dairy