A commitment to quality lies at the heart of Ed-Mar Dairy Farm. Whether producing award winning milk or crafting unique artisanal cheeses, Ed-Mar keeps production small while always striving for the highest standards.
The dairy consists of around 50 Holstein cows that spend their days lounging around the barn, eating corn and clover grown on the farm and getting milked. Owner and fourth generation dairy farmer Eddie Gibson moved Ed-Mar – named for Eddie and his wife Marcy – to its current location in Walton in 2006. Since then, although the cows continue to enjoy the same high-quality lifestyle, so much else has changed.
One major upgrade the farm has recently seen is Pearl. Named for Marcy’s grandmother, this state-of-the-art milking machine has revolutionized the daily routine of the dairy. Before becoming the first farm in Kentucky to have this style of milking robot, Eddie did things the old-fashioned way. He attached conventional milkers to each cow twice a day, with only occasional part-time help. Unsurprisingly, this was a labor-intensive job, and it required Eddie to work long hours day in and day out.
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