A response to kellymrivard.com
So, snow in the northern climates, such as here in Western Wisconsin can be daunting, or even a challenge to move around.
For us on our farm, the first task when we go to snow removal mode, is get the milk truck in, and out, so by the parlor so he can back his truck to fill up on milk, and the road so he can get to our farm (living on the back roads has this as a drawback). Then the general farm driveways, on the main farm, and the other farms (or houses) that we plow out.
But the main challenge comes to feeding the gals, not the how, but the actual mixing of the feed. For those that don't know, dairy cattle (at least) are fed based on dry matter. Now when it rains or snow (since this is the topic) adds moisture, and changes the amount of dry matter in the forages, which ends up changing the amount that has to be fed. Now the hard part is to know how much is changed, some people would go and test the moisture content, but with us, feeding takes 10-12 hrs a day (a full shift to most) and it only would be changed for a couple of days at most.
As a college student, walking to class has its own challenges, especially if the sidewalk hasn't been cleaned off yet, or there it is just after a large snow storm (like the one from early December,
My Truck in the background, and roommates car in the foreground (basically buried in snow)
