Today was a fun day! We started the day driving three hours to arrive at the Shatto Dairy in Osborn, MO. When we got there we got to go into their little store and they are known for their flavored milks (root beer, cotton candy, peanut butter chocolate, coffee, and more!) They also had really good butter, ice cream and cheese curds! There cajun flavored cheese curds were my favorite. The dairy had close to 400 cows at the dairy and were continuing to grow because they are wanting to add new flavors! Their milking parlor was designed to have 6 cows on each side-they had mostly holsteins and a couple jersey crosses. They use a pre sanitizer spray on the teats and a post iodine dip. On a good, busy day they bottle about 14,000 bottles of milk.
The second stop we went to was the Schweiver Orchards. They had around 40-50 employees and they had anywhere from apples to berries to pumpkins to christmas trees and some things in-between. It is a U-Pick operation for their apples and peaches. We also got to go on a hay ride of their operation and was very informed about the operation and the crops they grow. Overall a really great stop.
Lastly, we got to stop at the American Royal which was the place where the first ever National Livestock show was held. There was a quarter horse show going on so we got to experience that. Right across the street was the Kansas City Livestock Exchange which was incredible to see. We also got told if we walked across the street to the other side of the parking garage we would then be in Kansas so we got to be in two states at once today! I am incredibly enjoying this trip and can’t wait for the next one!
