Lending a Farm Hand at the Crumb Farm in Hubbardsville

As our Farm Hands program rolls into the second year we learn more about the nuances of each dairy farm.  We visited the Crumb family farm in Hubbardsville, a 3rd generation dairy farm.

The two youngest members of the family, Caleb and Chris gave us a tour of the facility showing us everything from milking the herd, to giving shots to a cow nearing birth time. The Crumbs milk on a little different schedule that we had been accustomed.  Milking usually starts around 11 a.m., but continues past midnight many evenings.  And we got our first experience at trying to wrangle a cow that had just calved but didn't want to return to the barn.

The Crumb family received tickets to FrogFest July 23rd at the Utica Rome Speedway, presented by White’s Farm Supply and a $50 White’s Farm Supply gift card. They also go into the grand prize drawing for VIP FrogFest tickets and 100 hour rental from White’s Farm Supply. Nominate your farm below.

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