What a difference Green Grass makes

Spring grass is coming on pretty strong now and it has made a world of difference in our milk.  Not only in production but in color/taste/consistency.

The butter is once again a nice golden yellow color and before too long, when the grass gets really lush, it should turn almost orange.  Jersey’s metabolize beta carotene (found in grass and green forage) and store it in their fat.  There is nothing better than beautiful spring butter.  Butter is rich in short and medium chain fatty acids, and rich in anti-oxidants.  Because living grass is richer in vitamins E, A, and beta-carotene than stored hay or standard dairy diets, butter from dairy cows grazing on fresh pasture is also richer in these important nutrients.  The naturally golden color of grass-fed butter is a clear indication of its superior nutritional value.

You can see the wonderful color of the butter on the left that has come from cows on fresh spring grass.   The butter on the right was from cream from the week before when the cows were still getting predominately hay.

Milk production has come up almost a gallon day also from our recently freshened Jersey, Heart, and Daisy, who freshened last April has come up in production also.

The cream on our jars of raw milk is so thick right now that you can stand a spoon up in it.  YUMM!

We love Grass!!

Tags: Grassfed, Missouri Raw Milk, Raw Milk