non-static method getCowName() cannot be referenced from a static context

I am trying to call Cow.getCowName() from Main.java (within the main method). and get this error. Here's Cow.java

class Cow { private final String name;

public Cow (String name) { this.name = name; }

public String getCowName() { return name; } }

Here's Main.java import java.io.Console; public class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) { Console console = System.console();

Cow cow = new Cow("Larry");

System.out.printf("The new Cow's name is %s",
                  Cow.getCowName());
  }

} I googled it and got this answer - A non-static method is dependent on the object. It is recognized by the program once the object is created. But a static method can be called before the object creation. Hence you cannot make the reference.

Which I get the gist of but what constitutes calling a method from a non static context? How do I fix my code so I am not doing that? The only thing I can think of is that it's within the main method which is indeed static but I called a bunch of methods precicely like this in the hangman project and got no problems.

Can someone clarify this for me please?