FEATURED COW OF THE WEEK: PATCH

Patch hanging out in the barn.

I knew Patch produced a lot of milk, but when gathering information for this blog post, I figured out just how much she produces, A TON OF MILK! Meet Patch the best producing cow on the farm. She is six years of age and this will most likely be her best lactation, but it'll be tough to beat her last one, which was 38,468, having 1,435 in fat and 1,196 in protein.

In one milking, Patch produces almost as much milk as the average cow. In one day, Patch gives 160 LBS!!! Thats 70 lbs more than the average cow. She is ranked 115 in the herd index, anything over 100 is good. Patch not only produces the most milk in the herd, she is also one of the tallest cows in the herd and has very unique 'patches' of black hair all over her mostly white body.

This week Patch is the cow of the week not because she is the friendlist cow, or a farm favorite, but because she works extremely hard every single day to give the most milk that she possibly can. She is smart about balancing her time between eating, drinking, sleeping, getting in some good exercise, and socializing with other cows. Patch is a perfect example for all of us, if we eat the right foods (especially dairy products), get enough sleep, get outside and be active and still hang out with friends and family, we can give our all at everything just like Patch does.