Hi Everyone" You have been added to the Odairy mailing list for electronic communications for those interested in organic dairy issues. To post a message type...
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Mary-Howell & Klaas M...
kandmhfarm@...
Nov 19, 2001 3:22 am
Bill - we do not seem to be allowed to view any messages on odairy. Is there something else we need to do to be allowed in? thanks. Mary-Howell & Klaas...
Hello folks: The Martens have reported that they are having trouble viewing messages. This is being sent out to test the system. Bill Casey In a message...
Bill - and everyone else - everything is working great! This is a fine opportunity to pool information. The question recently arose in NYCO about intestinal...
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Lisa Mccrory
lmccrory@...
Nov 23, 2001 4:41 pm
Dear ODairy recipients: just passing on what looks like an excellent opportunity for an organic dairy producer. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving -Lisa...
Hello Odairy group: This is just a note to help wake up this sleepy group of organic dairy producers. I was not sure that everyone was given directions on...
Don't know if we have anything that would be helpful to this group but if anyone has questions about herbal remedies used inplace of medicals ask we might have...
Hi all: This post comes from Bill Casey. I am putting together a short presentation about NODPA for the NOFA-NY winter conference. I wanted to talk about the...
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Steve or Mia Morrison
mmorrison@...
Jan 5, 2002 8:19 pm
Hi Bill, This is Mia Morrison from Maine. There are 35 organic dairy producers in Maine. 16 of them ship milk to CROPP and 16 to Horizon. The remaining 3 sell...
Hi Bill - in New York, it is a bit more complicated to get a count of dairies, because they are certified by a variety of certifiers. NYCO = New York Certified...
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Lisa McCrory
lmccrory@...
Jan 7, 2002 9:11 pm
there are 50 certified farms in Vermonr -lisa...
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Brian and Liz Bawden
bawden@...
Jan 19, 2002 5:58 pm
Hello to all, As our grain ration has crept up to about $400 per ton, we are beginning to look around for (perhaps) a better value out there. We've been...
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Chuck Deichmann
cdeichmann@...
Jan 19, 2002 7:49 pm
Hi, Where are you located? We were with Farneys for a while, but changed to Klass Martin because we had trouble with the grain flowing from the bin and also...
Hello Odairy folks, Indeed we did purchase the Agway feed mill in Penn Yan in March 2001, and after a thorough cleaning and much repair, we started grinding...
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Meadowsweet
medowswt@...
Jan 28, 2002 8:44 pm
The fields closest to our barn are pretty heavily infested with burdock. We clip those pastures pretty regularly and the goldenrod has been eliminated, but the...
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Lisa Mccrory
lmccrory@...
Jan 29, 2002 1:41 am
Hello Ag. Extentsion Folks and Others, This Friday's UVM Animal and Nutritional Science Graduate Seminar (Feb 1) will be presented by our guest speaker, Dr....
Steve, It was good to see you at the NOFA-NY conference. Actually, Roundup would be a total waste of money. It wouldn't control the burdock anyway. Usually ...
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randkarnold1@...
Jan 29, 2002 2:08 pm
Weeds, Control Without Poisons by Charles Walters say that "burdock is a biennial herb that reproduces by seed only. Its existence on a farm is generally a...
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Brian and Liz Bawden
bawden@...
Jan 29, 2002 2:29 pm
Hello Steve, You've already received some very sound advice about your burdock problem, but I'll throw in my 2 cents. We had the same problem a few years ago,...
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Meadowsweet
medowswt@...
Jan 31, 2002 1:43 am
Thanks for all the suggestions. We have had the soil tested with partial results of 6.9% organic matter, 63% Ca base saturation, 13.5% Mg, 8.6% K and 108 ppm...
Steve, You could use sulfur sprayed on, as you suggest. However, raw gypsum (not dryed or pelleted) has been bought for as little as $16/ton delivered and ...
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Dan Demaine
dcd8@...
Jan 31, 2002 9:07 pm
Mary-Howell and Klaas, I heard and enjoyed your presentation on nutrient management at the NOFA conference this past weekend. It seems as though that...
Hi Dan - we'll try to fill in some info on organic soil understanding, but please realize that we are actively learning all this too - its very complicated and...
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Lisa Mccrory
lmccrory@...
Feb 1, 2002 1:54 pm
Dear All: FYI -Lisa McCrory Is Mad Cow Really A Mystery? Research Links Mad Cow Disease with Pesticides Panel Discussion with Mark Purdey and Dr. Larry and...
Hi Lisa - As the middle of February approaches, could you please send us again your phone # and address, with some directions to your house. I'm sure we could...
Hi folks: I was asked by NODPA members to write up the Dairy portion of the recent NOFA Conference. Since many Odairy members were present, I was hoping that...
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Dan Demaine
dcd8@...
Feb 4, 2002 4:39 pm
Hello, I have heard that there will be a meeting in Utica on Feb 14 put on by Horizon. I think that there are other meetings planned for Feb 12 and 13 in other...
