Announcing the long worked for goal of bringing Chaney’s Milk back to market. Locally produced milk from Jersey cows, available at participating groceries in South Central Kentucky. An old concept, new again.
The plan was to downsize the herd to 60 jersey cows and try their hand at making ice cream. In 2003, Chaney’s Dairy Barn opened for business, and they’re still milking cows and making ice cream today.
Self Guided Tour
Pride and Promise
Chaney's Dairy Barn in Bowling Green, Kentucky has been in operation for 3 generations. This short documentary tells the journey of the family from a small family diary to a large one and back again to a small dairy, only this time with a slight change in how they milk cows.
They’re still milking the same genetic line of cows that James R Chaney brought to the farm years a go, only now robots have changed the way they milk and care for the herd. You could say that these animals are treated like royalty. Now, instead of milking twice a day, 365 days a year at 4:30am and 4:30 pm, each individual cow decides when it wants to be milked. Which in turn, raises the health, comfort, and productivity of each cow. It’s incredible to think that a change like this to the farm is good both for the herd, and the herdsmen.
