Commercial Farming - Dairy

Commercial Farming – Dairy

 Significant part of Von Thunen’s theory on proximity to CBDs  Most people didn’t drink milk before technology allowed it to be stored  The farther away from the CBD the dairy farm, the more likely the product is used for something other than milk (cheese, evaporated milk, etc.)  Fresh milk is a luxury in most parts of the world  The process is labor intensive, requires large areas for grazing, crops for feeding, and heavy processing costs  Chemical processes and growth hormones are now used to improve the milk production of cows  Mad Cow disease and other side effects to genetically altering cows have led to milk scares and increased susceptibility to disease

Found in: East and Midwest U.S., India, Western and Central Europe, Eastern Australia, and New Zealand

Dairy farm along the East Coast of the U.S. Mechanized milking in United States

Dairy cars used to transport milk before refrigerated trucks (filled with ice)