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Sep 13 2012

Cheesy Story Time
 

With two little ones running through the house, bedtime can be busy at my house. After the kids run laps around our kitchen island, take warm bubbly baths and slip on those oh so comfy footed PJ’s, we all pile on the couch for story time.

Living in Tillamook County, of course, some of our favorite books are farm themed and most of them have cows!  My four year old loves Little Blue Truck, while my one year old prefers Moo, Baa, La La La or Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?

Here are some ideas for other fun cow and cheese related books to read to your little ones:

- Are You a Cow?
- Stop that Cow!
- The Cow That Laid an Egg
- Tangerine and Kiwi Visit the Cheese Maker
- The Cheese

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Jun 20 2011

Cow of the Month: Tillamook Girls
 

 

Living on the Oregon coast with as much rain as we get, everyone anxiously waits for April when the rains (are supposed to) taper off. The cows are no different. By mid-April we finally had a few days of dry weather and many of the farmers were able to let the cows into pasture. Early one Thursday morning, these Holstein girls were enjoying a breakfast of spring grass after milking. Nothing but the sounds of birds chirping and the occasional car driving by on its way to work.

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Jan 18 2011

Farmer Owned and Proud of It
 

This January we unveiled a beautiful new addition to our association’s seal – a crimson banner that proudly proclaims that we are farmer owned and have been since 1909.  Being farmer owned means that the farmers in our cooperative guide our decisions and set the vision for the company. Many of our farm families have been co-op members for multiple generations, often farming the same land that was homesteaded by their family in the late 1800s. They are not simply shareholders; they are emotionally vested in creating quality products that begin with high quality milk. To them, it is as much their legacy as it is anything else. They know that the work that they do on their land every day impacts our ability to meet our brand promise.

I always enjoy visiting families on their dairies and seeing this pride in action. It is unmistakable.  You see it in how they beam when talking about the quality of our cheese and when they reference their dairy cows. Last year I sent a photographer out to one of our dairies to take a photo of the family for our annual report. They were one of the families we recognized last year for their high quality milk at our annual meeting. When the photographer got there, the farmer wouldn’t let her disturb the cows with her camera because it was after milking when the cows preferred to rest in the barn! I still get a kick out of that. She had to come back and tell me she took some great pictures of the family but that the farmer, we’ll call him “Jerry,” wouldn’t let her disturb the cows. Love it. BTW…we did get some awesome photos of his cows, just not that afternoon.

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