Now the number of cows is increasing again – Josefin, 30, aims for 300 dairy cows in Gagnef

According to the Swedish Agricultural Agency, 5,000 more cows were added to milk production last year, and the forecast for the coming year is another 4,000 cows.

- Over the past 40 years, we have lost half of the dairy cows and nine out of ten dairy farmers have quit. That we now see more cows in both Dalarna and Sweden is only positive, says Johan Sjöblom, communicator, LRF Mjölk.

The reason is, among other things, increased milk prices and the new food strategy where a greater proportion of what we eat must be produced in Sweden.

Faith in the future among young people

All in all, this increases the willingness to invest and faith in the future. Not least among young people. And the trend is towards ever larger farms.

Josefin Samuelsson, 30, has long had a vision of a new, modern dairy farm. After many years of planning, she and her family were able to start their new facility in September.

Is it reasonable to scale up and run milk production more industrially from the animals' perspective?

- For me, it has been about being able to provide a better working environment for the employees and improving animal welfare. The better the animals feel, the more we get back. Sick animals are terrible for the farmer and bring no profitability, says Josefin Samuelsson.

Come along to Josefin's new dairy farm in the video above.