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26 vikingnews | may 2018 t he
giaroli
family
runs a dairy business in marm- irolo (re), an exclusive area where the world fa- mous protected designation of origin parmi- giano-reggiano cheese is made. the
family
has a dairy herd of 500 cows and their story started back in 1929. ernesto
giaroli
first set up close to where the
farm
is today, with just three cows. the milk was already being used to produce parmesan in a local cheese factory and
giaroli
?s seven sons followed in their father?s footsteps. one son, ello, is now 83. six of ello?s eight children (six boys and two girls) currently manage the
farm
and their own cheese factory, that was built in the early 90s. at present, 13 people work on the
farm
; three in the milking parlour, twice a day in a 40-place rotatory par- lour. the
giaroli
family
members who work on the
farm
today are pietro (59) head of the cheese factory that has four other employees; luigi (56) in charge of feeding and administration, elio (53) who looks after fields and crops, sauro (52) herd manager, angela (45) who is responsible for milking operations and ivana (39) who manages the feeding and weaning of young calves. the
farm
changed its management and breeding policy three years ago. now, insemination is based 100% on bulls in the procross programme. herd manager sauro by claudio mariani, from genesi project, vikinggenetics´distributor in italy. a taste of success with the
giaroli
family
in italy the
giaroli
family
in marmirolo (re). the successful
family
milk around 500 procross cows.
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