Jennifer McBride, content marketing editor at Rootstock, holds the phone as Maynard Mallonee introduces himself to viewers during a National Farmers Day livestream presentation with Organic Valley at
Mallonee Farms in Curtis on Thursday, Oct. 9. The Chronicle traveled to the Mallonee farm in Curtis on Thursday morning for the National Farmers Day event. “Their farm uses many innovative practices (robotic milkers, apps to keep an eye on cow health and much more),” organizers wrote. “They are also leaders in sustainability initiatives — the Mallonee farm boasts the largest concentration of Kincaid’s lupine in
Washington and represents the northernmost range of the flower.” The farm hosted two livestream sessions to highlight the operation on Thursday. The livestream included six farmers from coast to coast.
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Dairy cows at Mallonee Farms cross the road to their grazing pasture during a National Farmers Day livestream presentation with the Organic Valley Co-op in Curtis on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
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Jennifer McBride speaks with Jack Mallonee during a National Farmers Day livestream presentation with the Organic Valley Co-op in Curtis on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
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A dairy cow grazes in a pasture grown with chicory, plantain and clover to reduce emissions and promote health for the cows during a National Farmers Day livestream presentation with the Organic Valley Co-op in Curtis on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
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Father and son duo, Maynard and Jack Mallonee, talk about their experiences as farmers during a National Farmers Day livestream presentation with the Organic Valley Co-op in Curtis on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
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Farm buildings used to house dairy cows shown during a National Farmers Day livestream presentation with the Organic Valley Co-op at Mallonee Farms in Curtis on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
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A herding dog watches over the pasture as cows graze during a National Farmers Day livestream presentation with the Organic Valley Co-op in Curtis on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
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Jack Mallonee talks about his experience as a young farmer and how he implements technology into the farm during a National Farmers Day livestream presentation with the Organic Valley Co-op in Curtis on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
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Cows impatiently wait to cross the road to one of the grazing pastures at Mallonee Farms during a National Farmers Day livestream presentation with the Organic Valley Co-op in Curtis on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
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A dairy cow grazes in a pasture grown with chicory, plantain and clover to reduce emissions and promote health for the cows during a National Farmers Day livestream presentation with the Organic Valley Co-op in Curtis on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
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Jennifer McBride, Content Marketing Editor at Rootstock, films Maynard Mallonee as he discusses his experience being labeled a ‘hippie’ by his fellow farmers when he made the decision to become an Organic Valley farm 21 years ago during a National Farmers Day livestream presentation with the Organic Valley Co-op in Curtis on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
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One of the often stolen cow crossing signs, according to the Mallonees, sits on the side of Wildwood Road during a National Farmers Day livestream presentation with the Organic Valley Co-op in Curtis on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
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