With excess milk just going to waste, Mr. Baluyut, together with the Luzon Dairy Cooperative’s initiative, decided to process the milk and give it to the frontline workers in Bulacan instead. A lot of factors go into recovering a farm’s regular production pace and missing the mark during breeding season could be a huge setback. Since partnering with Bionova and availing of its Gynecological Ultrasound and Fixed Time Artificial Insemination, the process of determining the pregnancy of cows on the farm boasts more efficiency and poses cost-effectiveness in its operations.

Amidst the struggle that a pandemic brings, be it a lockdown, closure, or suspension of small businesses, the challenge to adapt and move forward remains intact. Dairy farming, and cattle farming in general, is often overlooked and with the potential of many farms continuing to be stifled due to such challenges, the need to think bigger and work smarter is prevalent. Moving forward and adapting to the “new normal” that COVID-19 brings, should not mean hesitating to build sturdier bridges but instead, staying open to new partnerships, and solidify existing ones, while staying the course and just #KeepGrowing.