Cows at the Johnson’s dairy farm graze fresh grass. The herd is moved twice a day in their rotational grazing system.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo
Cows at the Johnson’s dairy farm graze fresh grass. The herd is moved twice a day in their rotational grazing system.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo
Cows at the Johnson’s dairy farm graze fresh grass. The family used to graze just their heifers and dry cows. Now the milking herd is on pasture, too.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo
Cows at the Johnson’s dairy farm graze fresh grass. The herd is moved twice a day in their rotational grazing system.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo
Ethan Johnson looks over his cows after moving them to fresh grass on an early August afternoon.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo
Cover crops grow between corn rows on the Johnson Farm. The covers are harvested mechanically before the corn is chopped for silage, making for open end rows and easy maneuvering through fields.
Coloration differences are visible in Amo Creamery cheddar cheese produced from the Johnson's herd while grazing, left, compared to when they were on ration during the winter months, right.
Ethan Johnson prepares to move the family’s dairy herd to fresh grass on an early August afternoon. Rotational grazing plays into milk quality for the cheese and butter produced at Johnson’s on-site Amo Creamery.
Raised in small town South Dakota, Janelle is enjoying her time as editor of Tri-State Neighbor and Midwest Messenger while raising kids, chickens and no till vegetables in central Sioux Falls. Reach her at janelle.atyeo@lee.net.
Ethan Johnson prepares to move the family’s dairy herd to fresh grass on an early August afternoon. Rotational grazing plays into milk quality for the cheese and butter produced at Johnson’s on-site Amo Creamery.
Coloration differences are visible in Amo Creamery cheddar cheese produced from the Johnson's herd while grazing, left, compared to when they were on ration during the winter months, right.
Cover crops grow between corn rows on the Johnson Farm. The covers are harvested mechanically before the corn is chopped for silage, making for open end rows and easy maneuvering through fields.
