Glen’s Journal

Not really a diary as much as we’re cataloguing all the good bits of knowledge we picked up along the way towards building a better way to do dairy.

The truth about Palm kernel and New Zealand dairy cows

Palm kernel and dairy cows are a divisive topic. There are strong opinions on both sides of the debate. We’ll explore the arguments for and against palm kernel, and finally, share Happy Cow Milk’s perspective on this controversial topic.
January 27, 2025

Cows put nutrients in. Crops take nutrients out.

Agricultural pollution is essentially too many nutrients in a place where they are not wanted. Cows and crops have adverse effects on the environment in different ways.
September 28, 2022

Cow nutrition & how important the by-products of the human food chain are to agriculture

When I was milking cows the biggest stress for me was how was I going to feed my cows.
October 28, 2022

There is a lot more going on inside a cow’s mind than you may think

What makes a happy cow and how do we know it’s really happy? There’s quite a bit of research into the psychology of cows and it shows there is a lot more going on inside a cow’s mind than you may think.
December 8, 2022