From January to March things on the farm seem to slow down, because, depending on the weather conditions, the amount of milk that cows produce drops. Cows are given pregnancy tests to help aid farmers decision making for the remainder of the season and season to come.

When driving past dairy farms in the summer you may see:

• Haymaking underway
• Cows grazing summer crops that have been planted to help them through the season
• Pasture watered through irrigation.

Some herds may only be milked once a day in summer. Cows typically graze once around the farm every 25 days.