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One of our @nyfarmgirls and a little friend helping to grab some of these giant whites. The white pumpkins are going to steal the show this year at Tim's! - - - - - - #giant #whitepumpkin #nyfarmgirls #pumpkinfarm #pumpkin #syracuse #fingerlakes #centralnewyork #stealtheshow #droughttolerant #nofilter

Go give my girls a follow @nyfarmgirls to learn more about the dairy industry and their personal story! I love watching their journey growing Oh and go check out their cute shirts!! -- -- -- -- -- #dairy #dairygirls #nyfarmgirls #agvocate #agvocacy #farmgirls #educate #farmhairdontcare #newyorkdairy

Spring is in the air in the animal barn☔️. #thefarmlife #nyfarmgirls #animals #babygoat #pigsofinstagram #upstatenewyork #pumpkinfarm

Today's the day. Putting up the string for the hops. This is the beginning each year for excellent tasting craft beer! #craftbrew #craftbeerlife #hops #nycraftbeer #coconutcoir #nyfarmgirls #beer #farm365

Nature is Amazing. Huge pumpkin blossoms this year attracting bees to do their work. Pollination so important for tons of pumpkins! #nature #natureisamazing #bees #pollinators #pumpkin #pumpkinfarm #blossom #blossoms #farm #farm365 #centralnewyork #fingerlakes #syracuse #cuse #skaneateles #timspumpkinpatch #newyork #newyorkfarms #nyfarmgirls

How do you share your story with consumers? (Comment below!) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The world is changing. Nowadays, the average person is 3 generations or more removed from farms. In the United States less than 2% of the population are farmers. That means there are a whole lot of consumers and not so many producers. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It is so easy for consumers to get confused about the food they are buying and where it comes from. Even I am amazed with all of the crazy labels in the grocery store. GMO free, rBST free, pasture raised, organic, etc. So how are the consumers supposed to know what those labels mean? Sadly, Google is the typical go-to. When you look up dairy on Google, many animal rights pages come up. As you know they are always giving people skewed explanations about things they have never experienced first hand. What do they know about dairy farming? Certainly not as much as a DAIRY FARMER. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It is our job as farmers to get out there and show the public what is happening on our farms. They want to know, we need to provide them with the truth. You can start by simply creating a social media page for your farm and posting some of your cute cow pics (which I know you all have eating up your storage). Have a “day on the farm,” where you open up your barn doors for the public to tour. Host a farm dinner in your community and serve the nutritious products that you produce. When you see someone purchasing milk in the grocery store, thank them! It might spark a conversation where you can share your story as a dairy farmer. There are so many things that can connect us with our consumers. Drop some of your ideas below!

Just a friendly reminder to those who think dairy farmers are evil and our calves are afraid/unhappy ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Calves take patience. And lots of care. Just like a newborn human! If they don’t get treated the way they should, they will get sick. And nobody wants that. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Feeding calves is my favorite job on the farm. Many people don’t like this job. Do you? - - - #dairy #dairytruth #februdairy #milk #milktruth #nyfarmgirls #farm #dairyfarm #friendsandfood #food #livestock #animalagriculture #foodie #dairycalf #school #calf #animallover #animalsofinstagram #worldofcutepets #petsofinstagram #spring #ny #newyork

That time Tommy, me and Ryuji Chua of @peacebyvegan went to Huntsville, Texas to pick up a pregnant Honey bovine from a 6th generation cattle rancher and his wife (Cindy & Richard). This was part of a long, and lively conversation we had with them. The entire dialogue was nothing shy of miraculous. We laughed, cried, and had a very real connection. We witnessed a cattle ranchers heart soften to the point of where he was actually shedding tears because of the feelings he has for the cows he sends to slaughter. This is the power of the Rancher Advocacy Program in Action. One rancher talking to another rancher, and the floodgates opened. This weeks @2rowdyvegans podcast is all about The Traylors—a not so typical Texas rancher family that has a genuine soft spot for cows, and is very vocal about his politics. Richards candor will surprise you. We all fell in love with them. It’s time to rescue ranches from a tradition that is killing all of us—animal agriculture! It’s time to stop the bail outs, and it’s time for the government to help ranchers find another way to go. Support the #rancheradvocacyprogram You can listen to the #2rowdyvegans podcast on iTunes and Spotify. Please subscribe to our podcast if you like our content. #rowdygirlsanctuary #ilovecows #mercyforanimals #cows #plantsmakepeoplehappy #vegancowgirl #rancherswife #rancher #milk #dairy #nyfarmgirls #dairyisscary #tittymilk #txisgoingvegan

Hall's calf ranch in Wisconsin is definitely a must see. And I thought feeding around 80 calves was a lot. #farm365 #dairytruth #milktruth #dairy #calf #holstein #farm365 #country #wisconsin #worlddairyexpo #hallscalfranch #national4hconference #nyfarmgirls