Farm report: Dutch farm where dairy cows live longer

Chocolate-fed cows that live longer than the average dairy cow in the Netherlands are enjoying quite the life at a dairy farm situated in Bodegraven, South Holland province, where milk is also pasteurised and bottled on-farm. Today the farm, run by Yvonne and Jorden Oostdam and their children, boasts 130 cows. The family farm was first in the hands of Jorden’s parents in 1972. In those days the farm had just 40 cows. In 1994 Jorden officially stepped into the family business to help run the f