OMRI has this to say about Probiotics: Status: Allowed with Restrictions Class: Livestock Health Care Origin: Nonsynthetic Description: Must not be from...
Hello Chrys Ostrander, You might want to check out Helfter Feeds. All of their products are USDA certified. Phone (800) 373 - 5971 www.helfterfeeds.com ...
Eggs, fish, meat <http://www.tafreehmazaonline.com/cookbook/meet.html> are the stand-bys. You can eat as much as you like of these, preferable fried in plenty...
Hi Folks, we are far from the east coast in No Arkansas, and we use Organic methods , so what can you recommend to help protect our Milk Cows from Flying...
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May 10, 2010 4:27 pm
Hello all, Here are the highlights from this morning's quarterly stock analyst meeting: 1. Dean Foods conventional business has taken a big hit...
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May 11, 2010 1:22 pm
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64967A20100510 <http://www.reuters.com/> Reuters This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order ...
Rocky Top Farm Complete Herd Dispersal Saturday, May 22, 2010, 1 pm. 6981 Derby Hill Rd., Addison, NY 14801 Family owned dairy of certified organic cows and...
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May 12, 2010 5:36 pm
Ex-Organic Dairy CEO Pleads Guilty to Fraud Ghilarducci could get up to 5 years in prison; pay $7 mil' in restitution by Associated Press May 12, 2010 Humboldt...
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May 13, 2010 8:58 pm
<http://www.capitalpress.com/> Capital Press agriculture news website http://www.capitalpress.com/opinion/jb-labeledit051410 What's in a label? Everything ...
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May 13, 2010 9:26 pm
New Study on Milk Quality Runs Away from Its Own Findings A Monsanto-funded study by scientists at Cornell University measured the concentrations of...
Hi AJ & Denise  here is the info we distribute on organic fly control. We put this together mostly to address the frequent requests for an Œorganic fly...
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May 14, 2010 8:22 pm
We know a lot of milk is moving from the Midwest to the east. It's likely being separated/standardized before the trip and the cream isn't enjoying the trip. ...
I first doubted the efficacy of what the late Doc Curtis told me about boron for fly and other insect control, but he was absolutely right and I have been...
They need to test grass fed organic milk if they want to see a big difference. It would be 300% to 500% higher in omega 3. Organic is certainly much, much...
A small reason why organic is important, Why we need to address the EPA question of drift from over there o our organic crops From the Rem Mullet Bombs away! ...
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May 18, 2010 12:43 pm
Hello Cheyenne, I agree wholeheartedly! For farmers and direct marketers who are producing superior quality milk there is certainly a niche market to exploit. ...
Posted by: Laurie at lauriecarlson1@... Does anyone know what labs would do nutrient content testing for small farms? I'd like to know the micronutrient...
The burning question in my mind is, does the organic certification make a difference, or would we see the same levels of omega 3's in grassfed non-organic? And...
I would say that organic certification, alone, isn't going to make as much of a difference as quality of soil/plants fed to the animal, and how the farm is...
I saw the results. It was pretty revealing. Now if we could see more testing done on many levels to see what the variables are, as I'm sure there are some. ...
Danou, a first-term Democrat from Trempealeau, said despite bi-partisan support for the bill, which would have allowed on-farm sales of raw dairy products...
Well I'm sure lobby pressure was involved, I personally find this quote to be of interest too. Hope you are getting ready to hay! Travis  Tipton noted...
In a study I conducted in the early 2000's using high genetic merit (not certified organic) Holstein cows that had come out of a confinement system, feeding...
Have you tested 100% grass/forage milk year around? Are you making decisions based on a TMR, confinement herd that got some grass for 4 months? Of course CLA...
Hi Cheyenne, its great to see your passion coming through about the food we eat, and want to assure you its a growing world wide trend. The difficulty I see in...
The closing comments about farmers being ahead of "research" is so true here in Nebraska. It makes farmers sick to see what is being researched "new" that is ...
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May 21, 2010 1:08 pm
Hello all, What had started as an alternative for many dairy producers who wanted to ship organically but either could not get picked up by the two dominant...
Thank You, Bob, that means a lot. I know I push hard at times, and get a bit aggressive for some,(I'm working on it), but I do like to keep moving forward and...
