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For three generations, the Holland family has been bringing consumers Grade "A" milk - meeting the highest quality and standards in the milk industry. In the last 20 years, large corporate mega dairies have been overwhelming the milk market and as a direct result, the small family dairy farms are almost extinct. Currently, our farm is the last remaining dairy in Worcester county.
Danny and Ken Holland have adapted to changing technology on the farm. In the early days of the farm, Marion Lee (father to Ken and Grandfather to Dan) raised his herd on corn. Today, our 250 cow herd is fed by corn raised on our farm but supplemented with grazing from our lush pastures of rye and sorghum, cotton seed and other grains to meet a regimented diet created by a nutritional specialist. Our farm uses cutting edge technology such as embryo transplanting and semen importation to ensure we produce the finest offspring. We also have a technologically advanced system to allow us to milk 16 cows at a time.
Unlike the mega-dairies, we know each cow individually (yes, you can memorize cows by their spots!) and they are not treated with any growth hormones. Since our farm has been handed down from generation to generation, our cows have the advantage of large "open-air" pastures with newer "free-stall" beds where they can come in from the elements and comfortably lay down at their leisure. The idea for cheese came several years ago at Christmas. We thought it would be a great gift for family and friends if we made some of our milk into cheese. We did - and the cheese received rave reviews! We found an Amish artisan cheesemaker through the "Bovine Grapevine" and developed our signature flavors. Unlike the cheeses you will find in the grocery stores, our cheeses are all natural and individually cut by hand.
Our ALL NATURAL gourmet cheese, ice cream, butter and milk are top quality because we control every aspect of the production - from growing the feed to placing the labels on each individual pack. Our milk also contains no synthetic hormones, antibiotics or chemical compounds.
We have produced the highest grade "A" gourmet dairy products possible.
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