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June is dairy month in Tennessee and all across the country as dairy farmers and industry representatives look to spread the good news about nature’s perfect beverage, milk.
Lee Maddox: Celebrating June Dairy Month. Welcome and hello again everyone. for Tennessee Home and Farm Radio – I’m Lee Maddox. it is official
Brian Flowers: It is the official beverage and should always be the official beverage it’s it’s nothing nothing any better.
Lee Maddox: June is Dairy Month in Tennessee and all across the country as dairy farmers and industry representatives look to spread the good news about nature’s perfect beverage – milk and the other associated dairy products that provide health and economic benefits to all. Giles County dairyman Brian Flowers is president of the American Dairy Association of Tennessee.
Brian Flowers: Yeah milk does do a body a good. So many alternative beverages out there other, other products, you know, being tried to call milk because they know how how good milk is and was but they nothing – no comparison to the real whole milk.
Lee Maddox: Brian Flowers says it’s proven science that continues to show the health benefits associated with dairy. Milk is the original nutritional powerhouse with eight grams of protein and 13 essential nutrients and the technology on dairy farms continues to improve as well with robotic milkers and herd health practices now better than ever.
Brian Flowers: I think dairy farmers has been the leader in technology on farm you know robots is has been out wide open now for about 10 years and and they keep improving and you know better for the cows. They’ll tell you everything about a cow and we’re definitely looking into probably we’ll be putting in robots in the near future and you got to stay on top of the technology or you know, it’ll pass you by.
Lee Maddox: And same goes for Tennessee’s Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Charlie Hatcher, who has a dairy on his farm in Williamson County, and they’re looking to bring in robots later this year as well.
Commissioner Charlie Hatcher: If we’ve got any hope of feeding the world and trying to stay in business as a farmer, it’s going to be through innovation and technology and making some investments in the future.
Lee Maddox: And for Tennessee Home and Farm Radio – I’m Lee Maddox.