Quality Dairy Produced Responsibly
Threemile’s milk quality surpasses industry standards and keeps Oregon as one of the nation’s leaders in milk quality. There is a reason for this, and it comes down to using the expertise of our team to sustain an ideal environment for how we care for our cows that prioritizes comfort, routine, and access to food and water at all times. Our partnership with the Tillamook County Creamy Association providing them with ”extraordinary dairy” has been a vital part of their uniquely Oregon success story.
Our actively milking dairy cows produce 2.8 million pounds of milk each day. Our predominately Jersey herd provides milk that is richer in butterfat and valued by cheese makers. In order to keep our cows happy, healthy, and productive, our passionate dairy team takes measures throughout the milking operation to reduce stress and anxiety for animals. For example, in the milking parlor, noise levels – particularly those created by humans – are kept at a minimal level and human contact is minimized.
Milk and Proteins
- Cheese
- Whey Protein
- Lactose
- Beef
Our Best Dairy Practices
- Zero artificial growth hormones: Threemile's cows are not injected with rBST or any other artificial growth hormones to increase milk production.
- Buffers: Our 180-acre dairy operation is in the center of the 93,000-acre farm complex, providing sufficient buffers from neighboring communities.
- Milking: Our milking parlors blend high efficiency with healthy and humane treatment of our herd. Round-the-clock milking occurs from six, state-of the-art carousels in two parallel milking parlors (pictured above).
- Balanced diet: Our dairy herd is fed a balanced ration of commodities raised on the farm — corn, alfalfa, and other feed crops — supplemented with culls, peelings, and other leftovers from processing our commercial potato and other crops.
Traceability and Biosecurity
- Every cow is tagged and tracked in our computerized database, which contains detailed health history records on each animal.
- We raise our own next generation cows, giving us complete oversight and traceability of our herd through its life cycle.
- Our animals never leave the farm, ensuring excellent biosecurity with a highly controlled environment preventing the introduction of disease from the outside world.
- Our farm and dairy have at minimum 10 miles of buffer zones from every direction.