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31-03-2025
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Clay Millican Denies Tony Stewart First NHRA Top Fuel Win
Clay Millican, the six-time champion and winningest IHRA driver, blew the engine of his Mighty Fire Breaker / Parts Plus Dragster at the finish line—'The Mighty Fire Breaker was on fire,' he said. But he earned his eighth overall victory and first for Rick Ware Racing in NHRA Top Fuel. After jumping up and down and clapping his hands, Millican said crew chief Jim Oberhofer told him before that final-round run, 'I've got it loaded up. Two things are going to happen: We're going to win and we're going to blow it up, and if we lose, we'll be a footnote in history as the ones to let Tony Stewart win his first race. Thank goodness we ain't that footnote in history. 'Tony Stewart is going to win one of these things very soon. He wins everything. He's won in everything he's ever driven,' Millican said. 'But look who won today. I knew it blowed up, but I kept my foot in it anyway.' Stewart was racing in just his second career Top Fuel final. Millican posted an ET of 4.273 seconds at 189.71 mph, while Stewart smoked his tires and finished in 6.187 seconds, 99.83 mph. Millican's feat came one day after Rick Ware Racing scored its first victories of the season with Progressive America Flat Track Series motorcycle riders Briar Bauman and Chase Saathoff at the Sanoia Short Track in Georgia. Bauman won the Mission AFT Super Twins race, and Saathoff won the ATF Singles event.
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31-03-2025
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NHRA Pomona Results: A Record for Greg Anderson; Clay Millican Denies Tony Stewart
NHRA Pro Stock star Greg Anderson reset the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip's class elapsed-time record for the second time Sunday at the Lucas Oil Winternationals as he defeated KB Titan Racing teammate Dallas Glenn for the fourth straight time. It made Anderson a 108-time winner, breaking a tie with sportsman greats Dan Fletcher and Frank Manzo and becoming the second-most winning racer ever in the sports 74-year history. Only John Force, with his 157 victories, has more triumphs. Also on the iconic Southern California racetrack in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series' third of 20 races, Clay Millican denied Tony Stewart his first Top Fuel victory in a second try, and Jack Beckman delivered John Force Racing its 300th Funny Car victory. Clay Millican, the six-time champion and winningest IHRA driver, blew the engine of his Mighty Fire Breaker / Parts Plus Dragster at the finish line—'The Mighty Fire Breaker was on fire,' he said. But he earned his eighth overall victory. After jumping up and down and clapping his hands, Millican said crew chief Jim Oberhofer told him before that final-round run, 'I've got it loaded up. Two things are going to happen: We're going to win and we're going to blow it up, and if we lose, we'll be a footnote in history as the ones to let Tony Stewart win his first race. Thank goodness we ain't that footnote in history. 'Tony Stewart is going to win one of these things very soon. He wins everything. He's won in everything he's ever driven,' Millican said. 'But look who won today. I knew it blowed up, but I kept my foot in it anyway.' Millican's feat came one day after Rick Ware Racing scored its first victories of the season with Progressive America Flat Track Series riders Briar Bauman and Chase Saathoff at the Sanoia Short Track in Georgia. Bauman won the Mission AFT Super Twins race, and Saathoff won the ATF Singles event. At six o'clock Monday morning, Jack Beckman will be back at his job in the Los Angeles area as an elevator repairman, but Sunday he was the toast of the Funny Car class. The PEAK Chevy Camaro driver beat first-time finalist Daniel Wilkerson to record his 36th Funny Car victory. Before the final round, Beckman said of Wilkerson and his SCAG Ford team, 'That's a Cinderella story, and they've done a fantastic job. But that Chevy is hungry. That PEAK squad's on mean right now for Graham Rahal Racing, for After banking a cool $10,000 Saturday for winning the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge bonus race, Beckman earned his second straight victory at Pomona, dating back to his victory in last November's Finals. Beckman has improved in each of the season's three races. He exited in the second round at the season-opening Gatornationals, reached the semifinals at Phoenix last week, and won Sunday to inch closer to his 500th round-win. He's at 488. Greg Anderson, winner of the past two events, said he was humbled by the company he's in after beating Dallas Glenn for the fourth consecutive time. 'Just to be mentioned with John Force is amazing. I'll never catch that record. I'm proud to be second to that man,' the Racing Equipment Camaro owner-driver said. This was Anderson's 186th final round and the fourth straight featuring him and Glenn. That includes the Finals last November here on this same dragstrip. And that was for the first time such a performance happened since 1980, when Bob Glidden and Lee Shepard dominated. The last time Anderson was not in a final round was Sept. 29, 2024, at St. Louis, when Glenn and Aaron Stanfield took the spotlight. Anderson has won the Winternationals seven time as part of his 16-victory history here. Perennial Funny Car championship contender Bob Tasca failed to qualify for the first time since the spring Las Vegas race in 2014. He never got down the track under full power in four qualifying chances. Final finish order (1-16) at the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip. The race is the third of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. TOP FUEL: 1. Clay Millican; 2. Tony Stewart; 3. Brittany Force; 4. Shawn Langdon; 5. Jasmine Salinas; 6. Doug Kalitta; 7. Josh Hart; 8. Ida Zetterstrom; 9. Scott Palmer; 10. Steven Chrisman; 11. Justin Ashley; 12. Shawn Reed; 13. Antron Brown; 14. Steve Torrence. FUNNY CAR: 1. Jack Beckman; 2. Daniel Wilkerson; 3. Matt Hagan; 4. Spencer Hyde; 5. Chad Green; 6. Blake Alexander; 7. Cruz Pedregon; 8. Paul Lee; 9. Bobby Bode; 10. Jeff Diehl; 11. Austin Prock; 12. J.R. Todd; 13. Ron Capps; 14. Dave Richards; 15. Alexis DeJoria; 16. Steven Densham. PRO STOCK: 1. Greg Anderson; 2. Dallas Glenn; 3. Cory Reed; 4. Deric Kramer; 5. Matt Hartford; 6. Jeg Coughlin; 7. Matt Latino; 8. Brandon Foster; 9. Eric Latino; 10. Greg Stanfield; 11. Troy Coughlin Jr.; 12. Stephen Bell; 13. Erica Enders; 14. Aaron Stanfield; 15. Mason McGaha; 16. Cody Coughlin. Sunday's final results from the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip. The race is the third of 20 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series: Top Fuel -- Clay Millican, 4.273 seconds, 189.71 mph def. Tony Stewart, 6.187 seconds, 99.83 mph. Funny Car -- Jack Beckman, Chevy Camaro, 4.015, 302.28 def. Daniel Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 8.292, 91.83. Pro Stock -- Greg Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.476, 210.90 def. Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.503, 211.66. Top Alcohol Dragster -- Anthony Troyer, 5.193, 276.86 def. Joey Severance, 5.389, 239.19. Top Alcohol Funny Car -- Brian Hough, Chevy Camaro, 5.449, 263.41 def. Shane Westerfield, Camaro, 5.447, 265.64. Super Stock -- John Winslow, Dodge Challenger, 9.010, 146.53 def. Justin Lamb, Chevy Camaro, 8.709, 151.24. Stock Eliminator -- Jeff Adkinson, Chevy Camaro, 9.356, 130.27 def. Joe Sorensen, Camaro, 11.168, 114.75. Super Comp -- Bill Webber, Dragster, 8.927, 167.74 def. Toby Payne, Dragster, 8.890, 182.72. Super Gas -- Jerron Settles, Chevy Corvette, 9.909, 162.27 def. John Parrino, Ford Mustang, 9.885, 147.39. Top Sportsman -- Aaron Steinkey, Chevy Camaro, 6.315, 213.27 def. Chris Newman, Camaro, 6.567, 211.93. Legends Nitro Funny Car presented by Extreme Steel -- Derrick Moreira, Chevy Camaro, 4.774, 238.43 def. Shane Westerfield, Camaro, 4.700, 239.10. Final round-by-round results from the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip, the third of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series: TOP FUEL: ROUND ONE -- Tony Stewart, 3.713, 314.68 def. Antron Brown, 5.253, 139.70; Josh Hart, 3.675, 332.67 def. Justin Ashley, 4.536, 184.75; Brittany Force, 3.700, 337.75 def. Steven Chrisman, 4.048, 252.61; Shawn Langdon, 3.668, 331.28 def. Ida Zetterstrom, 3.806, 278.40; Doug Kalitta, 3.660, 338.34 def. Scott Palmer, 3.852, 288.52; Clay Millican, 3.874, 282.54 def. Shawn Reed, 4.696, 238.01; Jasmine Salinas, 3.716, 331.45 def. Steve Torrence, Foul - Red Light; QUARTERFINALS -- Millican, 3.717, 313.37 def. Salinas, 3.707, 331.69; Force, 3.693, 332.26 was unopposed; Langdon, 3.691, 334.73 def. Hart, 11.965, 61.44; Stewart, 3.702, 332.92 def. Kalitta, 4.456, 178.26; SEMIFINALS -- Millican, 3.750, 324.12 def. Force, 3.812, 263.92; Stewart, 3.723, 330.07 def. Langdon, 3.835, 316.01; FINAL -- Millican, 4.273, 189.71 def. Stewart, 6.187, 99.83. FUNNY CAR: ROUND ONE -- Chad Green, Ford Mustang, 3.960, 325.61 def. Dave Richards, Mustang, 5.811, 130.12; Paul Lee, Dodge Charger, 3.842, 332.51 def. Bobby Bode, Toyota GR Supra, 3.883, 330.47; Blake Alexander, Charger, 4.236, 222.58 def. Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 4.415, 300.13; Spencer Hyde, Mustang, 3.886, 322.19 def. Ron Capps, GR Supra, 4.989, 162.82; Jack Beckman, Camaro, 3.847, 327.19 def. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Camry, 4.092, 260.31; Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 3.890, 324.44 def. Steven Densham, Mustang, 10.437, 91.66; Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.165, 234.00 def. J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 4.621, 253.18; Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.884, 324.59 def. Alexis DeJoria, Charger, 9.685, 86.38; QUARTERFINALS -- Hyde, 4.144, 231.28 def. Pedregon, 6.931, 95.05; Wilkerson, 3.932, 330.47 def. Lee, 10.656, 71.19; Beckman, 3.859, 331.04 def. Green, 3.901, 329.34; Hagan, 3.940, 324.51 def. Alexander, 3.944, 325.22; SEMIFINALS -- Wilkerson, 3.894, 329.26 def. Hyde, 5.000, 153.46; Beckman, 3.860, 328.62 def. Hagan, 3.915, 316.82; FINAL -- Beckman, 4.015, 302.28 def. Wilkerson, 8.292, 91.83. PRO STOCK: ROUND ONE -- Jeg Coughlin, Chevy Camaro, 6.524, 209.52 def. Stephen Bell, Camaro, 6.556, 210.54; Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.490, 211.49 def. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.564, 210.83; Matt Latino, Camaro, 6.535, 211.10 def. Eric Latino, Camaro, 6.508, 210.70; Cory Reed, Camaro, 6.491, 210.97 def. Greg Stanfield, Camaro, 6.532, 210.31; Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.482, 211.96 def. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.552, 209.59; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.477, 211.00 def. Mason McGaha, Camaro, Broke; Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.502, 210.80 def. Cody Coughlin, Camaro, Broke; Brandon Foster, Camaro, 6.526, 210.80 def. Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 14.890, 59.05; QUARTERFINALS -- Kramer, 6.535, 211.00 def. M. Latino, Foul - Red Light; Reed, 6.517, 210.90 def. Foster, Foul - Red Light; Glenn, 6.505, 211.46 def. Hartford, 6.505, 211.89; Anderson, 6.492, 211.56 def. J. Coughlin, 6.546, 210.77; SEMIFINALS -- Glenn, 6.507, 211.33 def. Kramer, 14.431, 60.58; Anderson, 6.489, 210.67 def. Reed, 6.517, 210.90; FINAL -- Anderson, 6.476, 210.90 def. Glenn, 6.503, 211.66. Point standings (top 10) following the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip, the third of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series - Top Fuel 1. Shawn Langdon, 300; 2. Doug Kalitta, 223; 3. Antron Brown, 214; 4. Brittany Force, 202; 5. Tony Stewart, 200; 6. Clay Millican, 199; 7. Jasmine Salinas, 197; 8. Josh Hart, 120; 9. Justin Ashley, 117; 10. Steve Torrence, 113. Funny Car 1. Jack Beckman, 271; 2. Paul Lee, 212; 3. Matt Hagan, 197; 4. Chad Green, 194; 5. Austin Prock, 171; 6. Ron Capps, 164; 7. Daniel Wilkerson, 160; 8. Bob Tasca III, 153; 9. Cruz Pedregon, 141; 10. Alexis DeJoria, 139. Pro Stock 1. Greg Anderson, 355; 2. Dallas Glenn, 317; 3. Cory Reed, 206; 4. Matt Hartford, 181; 5. Jeg Coughlin, 156; 6. Deric Kramer, 148; 7. Eric Latino, 143; 8. Aaron Stanfield, 140; 9. Mason McGaha, 136; 10. Troy Coughlin Jr., 120.
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08-03-2025
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Rick Ware Racing's Addition of Tony Schumacher in Works for Many Months
Clay Millican said Rick Ware Racing's decision to add Tony Schumacher to his NHRA Top Fuel team has been under development for a handful of months. Moreover, he said Wednesday's announcement of Schumacher's intention of a partial season schedule with RWR was short on details for several reasons and assured that 'we want to make sure when it happens that it's done correctly.' Millican, talking Friday before qualifying began at the season-opening Amalie Oil Gatornationals at Florida's Gainesville Raceway, said, 'It's been in the works for a longtime, actually—several, several months. It's not an easy thing to put together. It's a lot of moving pieces. 'We don't have a deadline for when that car will come out, because we literally are starting from scratch,' he said. 'We have no truck, no trailer, no race car. We have Tony. But when we do it, it'll be done right. That's why we did not put a timeline that 'We will be out at X race.''Both Millican and Schumacher are legends in the sport. Schumacher is the NHRA's winningest Top Fuel driver with eight championships and 88 victories. Millican is the No. 1 Top Fuel racer in IHRA history with six championships and 52 event titles. Millican said, 'For Tony, this will be kind of normal, having a teammate. I've never had a teammate. So I'm looking forward to that. I think it will be a big benefit for everybody on [his own Parts Plus Dragster] team, because you can just double everything that you're learning. Between Tony and I, we've both made a lot of runs. We will have the winningest all-time NHRA and IHRA Top Fuel drivers.'
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04-03-2025
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5 C's: Cattle aren't just for beef. How Arizona's dairy farms have grown and thrived
BUCKEYE — One day before reaching triple digits for the first time in 2024, Jennifer Millican, manager at Stotz Dairy and the owner's daughter, noticed a broken water mister in pen number 22 at one of her two dairy farms. It was an urgent problem in a place where heat stress can affect milk production Without hesitation, she texted the repairman, asking him to fix it as soon as possible. Maintaining cows at cool temperatures is critical because heat stress in dairy cattle can sharply decrease milk production and reproduction while increasing the risk of disease and mortality. This could be a significant challenge for operating a dairy farm in Arizona, where summers keep getting hotter. Despite that obstacle, Arizona is the 14th highest milk-producing state in the U.S. Arizona's cattle industry began with Spanish settlers and missionaries, evolving into a major part of the state's economy by the late 1800s and helping shape the culture and identity of the Southwest. Cowboys became iconic symbols, and ranching communities thrived in many parts of the state. This cultural significance, alongside the economic importance of cattle, solidified its place as one of Arizona's foundational Five C's. While early ranchers primarily focused on beef, Arizona's dairy industry began expanding in the 1970s, growing steadily alongside the state's population, reaching its peak in 2022. Much of this growth can be attributed to methods studied by researchers at the University of Arizona since the 1960s to maintain cool temperatures for dairy cows, such as the use of shades, fans and water misters to create evaporative cooling. Millican remembered seeing pictures as a kid of the first shades implemented for cows. "They were like made out of palm fronds," Millican said. "This is all history because almost every cow in Arizona has cooling now." That has been the standard since the beginning of Stotz Dairy farm, founded in 1981 by her parents, Tammy and Tom Thompson, in partnership with the Rosztoczy family. The Five C's: Arizona schoolkids study them, but the true origin may be lost to history The Thompsons were not always part of the dairy industry. "Both of my parents actually grew up as city kids in California," Millican said. Although her grandma sent her father, Tom Thompson, to work on a farm every summer break "to keep him out of trouble," Millican said he ended up liking it so much that he kept getting more involved in the industry. He later connected with a family in Arizona interested in starting a dairy, and shortly after marrying, the Thompsons moved to Arizona to begin what would become Stotz Dairy. Millican was born a couple of years later. She grew up on the farm and worked there during summer vacations throughout high school and college. "That's actually a large portion of how I paid for my college," she said, "working on the dairy every summer." She earned a degree in dairy science and agribusiness from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. 'C' is for Climate: How the force that built Arizona's 'sunshiny' frontier turned deadly "Freshman year, I remember I called my dad and told him that I wanted to take over the dairy,' Millican said. 'And he told me that that was my brother's job." For a couple of years, she stayed away from her family business. She lived in California with her husband and worked in a bank. But when her first daughter was born, she realized how much she missed life on the farm and wanted her kids to experience a happy childhood like hers. Millican returned to her native Arizona to work part time on the dairy farm. "My brother was managing the dairy," Millican said, "I was just doing the tasks that other people didn't want to do, really." One day some years later, while she was working part time and raising her third son, her brother announced that he was moving to California, where his wife is from. "That's when my dad was like, 'Hey, you remember I told you that it was your brother's job? Well, it could be your job if you want it.'" Millican has been managing the dairy ever since, while her father continues as CEO. 'C' is for Citrus: Arizona staple isn't what it was, but some see promise in niche operations The Stotz Dairy farm started in the 1980s with 539 cows and only four employees. It now has over 7,000 milking cows, along with over 6,000 heifers — female cows that haven't yet given birth — and calves, and around 150 employees. The number of dairy farms in the state has decreased to one-sixth of those that existed in the 1960s, according to Julie Murphree, strategic communications director of the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation. Yet even with fewer farms, Arizona remains a major dairy producer because "the smallest dairy in Arizona is large compared to those in the Midwest," Murphree said. "Our smallest dairy farm has about 800 milking cows." It would be challenging for a small dairy to afford a cooling system for the cows, making it more cost-effective for larger farms to thrive here. Murphree said that despite the large size of Arizona's dairies, about 94% of them are family-owned. According to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, last year, Arizona's dairy industry was the second-largest agricultural commodity in the state, generating nearly $1 billion in cash receipts. It was number one in the previous three years and has remained in the top three for the past decade and a half. At a national level, dairy consumption has declined over the last decade. Some speculate that the popularity of dairy substitutes such as almond, oat, soy and coconut milk has contributed to the slide. Many Americans are shifting to plant-based foods for health and environmental reasons, according to a report from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. While organizations like the UN suggest that reducing dairy intake can significantly lower environmental impacts, the USDA continues to promote dairy consumption for its nutritional value. Environmental organizations such as WWF have identified the dairy industry as a significant contributor to air, water and soil pollution. But farmers say they are committed to adopting better sustainable practices and reducing their ecological impact. Murphree said Stotz Dairy is a good example of this commitment and innovation in the industry, so much so that in 2014, the Thompsons were recognized with the Environmental Stewardship Award. 'C' is for Cotton: 'Still pretty mighty' AZ growers turn focus to seeds, organic crops Much of the food we consume has some type of environmental footprint, but many dairy farmers commit to reducing that impact in different ways. At Stotz Dairy, about 40% of the cows' diet consists of recycled food, including unsold fruits and vegetables from retailers like Walmart and Sam's Club. The farm also cultivates some of the cows' feed, including sorghum, corn and alfalfa, using drip irrigation to conserve water. In 2013, they installed 992 acres of drip irrigation in the farming operation. Water used for cleaning is recycled for irrigation, and cow manure is composted for crops. A methane digester converts manure into renewable energy, reducing odor and water evaporation. Despite all the efforts modern farmers make to meet the expectations of caring for the environment, some activist groups argue that large farms displace smaller operations, contribute to climate change and deny animals access to open pastures. Critics call farms with over 500 cows "Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations," "mega-dairies," or "factory farms," a term Millican dismissed. "That term is usually used to disqualify," she said. "It was invented by people who don't know better." Tarah Heinzen, legal director of the Food & Water Watch organization, said, "Factory farm industrial practices are not environmentally beneficial." The activist group is working on a bill to ban "mega-corporations" in the farming industry. "Methane digesters are a solution to the climate impacts of this industry," Heinzen said, "but creating it unnecessarily only to capture a fraction of it and then burn it is not what we would consider environmentally friendly. We would like to see that methane avoided in the first place." She said her organization thinks that "the whole thing is a greenwashing scam and is definitely the opposite of environmentally friendly farming." 'C' is for copper: If it isn't still king, it remains a royal growth industry in Arizona At Stotz Dairy, there are two cow breeds: Holstein and Jersey. Holstein, known for their iconic black-and-white spots, is the most common breed in dairy farming. They produce more milk. On the other hand, light brown-furred Jersey cows make less milk but what they do produce is higher in fat and protein. "I guess the simple way of saying it is that Holsteins make milk that is good for drinking, and Jerseys make milk that is good for cheese and ice cream," Millican said. She jumped into her truck and headed toward the milk barn. Along the way, she waved to the drivers she passed, and everyone, accustomed to this tradition, returned the greeting with a hand wave and a smile. Arriving at the barn, she greeted the workers and spoke with most of them in Spanish, their native language, showing a valiant effort despite some mispronunciations. Stotz Dairy has hired qualified individuals from Mexico with expertise in cow care and dairy farming, contributing to the farm's skilled workforce. At the milking parlor, the cows formed two lines to be milked. A couple of workers cleaned the udders and connected them to the machine that extracts the milk. The milk comes out at a temperature above 100 degrees and runs through the tubes connected to storage tanks. On its way, a plate cooler lowers the temperature to 36 degrees. Around 15 trucks come to the farm daily to take the milk from the insulated silos to the United Dairymen of Arizona processing plant in Tempe. The cows are milked three times a day, every day. Each milking takes about 10 to 15 minutes. "When they're done, they come back out to their pen," Millican said. Immediately after one group of cows left, another entered, and so on. "Somebody will have come to the pen and clean out all of the wet manure underneath the shade and put some fresh composted bedding there," Millican said, "and then they can come out, have something to eat and drink, and then just relax and hang out with their friends until it's time to get milked again." 'C' is for cattle: Arizona ranchers endure drought, volatile prices, urban encroachment The cows produce enough milk to pay for their stay on the dairy farm for about seven years, the length of their reproductive period. They are impregnated through artificial insemination approximately once a year, and when they stop producing enough milk, they are sold for beef. Cows eat side by side in a line, with their heads poking through a metal fence. They are also milked in line connected to large machinery. At a glance, the farm works in a consistent, high-scale manufacturing way, which may be part of the reason some people call this a factory farm. Still, Millican said her cows are happy and claimed they would not produce enough milk of such good quality if they were not content. Stotz Dairy reports its cows produce approximately nine gallons per cow daily, totaling 3,285 gallons per cow annually, which translates to about 28,374 pounds. That number is above the average yield in the U.S. "We're doing everything we can to make sure that the cows are living their best life and producing the best milk so that people can enjoy it without worrying about it," Millican said. Environmental coverage on and in The Arizona Republic is supported by a grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust. Sign up for AZ Climate, our weekly environment newsletter, and follow The Republic environmental reporting team at and @azcenvironment on Facebook and Instagram. 5 C's: For the Browns, cattle ranching is a family business, 'the best use of the land' This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ dairy farms now compete with beef cattle ranches for economic power
