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The article talks about the loss of seasonality in the taste of our foods, which is something I can directly relate to even though I am not that old. When I wa
by lbourdages 2y ago
The article talks about the loss of seasonality in the taste of our foods, which is something I can directly relate to even though I am not that old.
When I was a kid (in the 90s), we got our milk from a local dairy. I distinctly remember the taste of milk changing around May, when the cows started to go outside and switched from dry feed to grass. That does not happen anymore... I wonder what they changed since then.
- BenjiWiebe 2y agoGrass feeding isn't optimal for health and production of dairy cows - now they typically get fed TMR (total mixed ration) year-round. It's a blend of grain, silage, hay, minerals, and water that gets regularly adjusted by a nutritionist as the ingredient quality/availability changes (batches of hay and silage can vary quite a bit). The other downside of grass feeding is that it takes a lot of land per cow, and the land has to be the same place as the cow. Source: family dairy farm
- mrgaro 2y agoA major factor was inventing a way to keep grass fresh through the year, actually a Nobel worth invention: the AIV solution, named after its inventor.
- FiatLuxDave 2y agoHere's a link for anyone who was interested in more detail on this, as I was: https://www.kolster.fi/en/blog/aiv-fodder-the-cream-of-the-crop-of-finnish-inventions https://www.kolster.fi/en/blog/aiv-fodder-the-cream-of-the-c...