I can see that Dr. Hugh has the same idea that my father had, IT's BEEN THAT WAY FOR FORTY YEARS AND WILL PROBABLY BE THAT WAY FOR FORTY MORE. It is this kind...
The price is controlled by Dean, by Stoneyfield, now owned by Danon, because they can. Dean can fight a price war with CROPP forever as they have disposed of...
It is heartening to see others are interested in the long term/big picture concerning our organic pay price. I completely agree with George's comments on the...
I was under the impression part of what sold organic milk was getting away from the factory farms, which I find hard to believe can actualy portray that pretty...
Hi, My apologies to all you who I offended. I haven't been farming for 15 years now and the $20/cwt was the price back then. It certainly could have improved...
I'm glad to see this discussion happening; there is a lot going on in the organic dairy industry right now that will be affecting milk prices down the line....
--Hello to all , I think we have a good dialog going on but we need to put some order to remarks . lets divide into comments and solutions and see if we can...
The Small Farmers Journal had an article about farming a couple of years ago talking about farmers and how hard it is for them to charge a decent price for...
Nat Bacon may or may not be on the right track. I believe that UVM, Cornell and other extension services may be the biggest problem with farming today. I find...
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Sarah Flack
sarahf@...
Aug 3, 2004 3:04 pm
For those of you coming to the Field day in Vermont, the hotels listed in the field day brochure are getting pretty full... So the sooner you organize where...
Just for the record, doing the cost of production work is being funded by independent grants, not the milk buyers, to answer the question George is raising...
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S Brown
shiphrah@...
Aug 3, 2004 10:15 pm
Dear Sarah: In case you did not get my phone message, I want to come and attend both the lunch and dinner. Sally Brown N.Y ... From: "Sarah Flack"...
NOFA-NY Winter Conference A group of us are in the process of planning topics, talks, and speakers for the NOFA-NY Winter Conference, January 28-30 in...
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kengelbert@...
Aug 4, 2004 9:11 am
Not trying to be difficult, but why the concern about what a farmer's cost of production is and what price we need to earn a reasonable living? Why can't our...
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Sarah Flack
sarahf@...
Aug 4, 2004 10:43 am
Hello Sally, Thanks, I'll add you to the list and will see you there. Sarah ... From: "S Brown" <shiphrah@...> To: <Odairy@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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Meadowsweet
medowswt@...
Aug 4, 2004 10:57 am
Greetings People are driving to our farm from everywhere within about a 100 mile radius of Lodi, paying $4.50 / gallon to get fresh, raw milk from our bulk...
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Brian and Liz Bawden
bawden@...
Aug 4, 2004 11:53 am
Greetings all! I think this discussion is really worthwhile. We should not reasonably accept the fact that our families must have a significantly lower...
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Vicki Dunaway
ladybug@...
Aug 4, 2004 12:54 pm
... Processors still believe that farmers are simply peasants who should supply them with cheap raw materials. At the same time, farmers are getting uppity...
Kevin is right. Why is the cost of production anyone else's bussiness but ours. We should be able to set our own price. You don't see the government putting a...
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lmccrory@...
Aug 4, 2004 3:56 pm
dear all - I think Nat's discussion on determining the cost of production is legitimate as any good business has a sense of their fixed and variable costs in...
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Martha Goodsell
falowhol@...
Aug 4, 2004 4:22 pm
NY Farms! Building Farmer-Consumer Connections in the Empire State 125 Williams Road, Candor, NY 13743 Ph: 607-659-3710 Fax: 607-659-4635 E-Mail...
i am from Greece. I have an idea and we can all participate in that idea. If we make a global company in our products then we can have better ways for buy or...
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ghharvest@...
Aug 5, 2004 12:13 pm
just read the article in stockman grassfarmer that says aurora dairy took over horizons farm, 3200 cows, that they are recertifying. plus they have a 3000 cow...
just read the article in stockman grassfarmer that says aurora dairy took over horizons farm, 3200 cows, that they are recertifying. plus they have a 3000 cow...
I am going to have to do some research into where those 3000 cows are in TX. It might mean that we could actually get some organic feed down here! There is a...
I thought aurora bought the farm last year. They must be almost their transition period. Did you know that horizon organic own and operates two CAFO operation...
The organic market is no longer driven by the consumer and Dean can thrive while abusing the intent of the organic certification. They show a farm that has...
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Loyal Martin
loyalanesha@...
Aug 6, 2004 1:49 pm
I purchase at least 150 tons of organic shelled corn here on the farm each year and can take a trailer load at a time. Is there a grower that would be willing...
