Welcome back Dr. Karreman, It's nice to have you back! Dawn "Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall...
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Odairy@yahoogroups.com
Jan 1, 2005 3:19 pm
‘Guidelines’ for Organic Dairy discussion list (ODAIRY) This is sent to each new member upon joining the group, and sent to the group itself once a month...
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charles taplin
VTHICK@...
Jan 2, 2005 2:23 am
Hi Folks, It is meeting time again. Brookfield Ag. Srvs. and Impro will be hosting two meetings in Vermont. One in the Champlain Valley / The Country Kitchen...
Hi Charlie, I'm not familiar with those two companies, what products do they offer? ... Thanks, Charlie...
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charles taplin
VTHICK@...
Jan 3, 2005 1:55 am
Hi rfnoonan, Brookfield Ag is me Charlie Taplin-888-293-1200- and I carry products from just about anybody in the organic dairy business. One of these is Impro...
I was thinking about things that happened last year and realized not many of the problems got solved. And it wasn't because they didn't get discussed to death....
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Loyal Martin
loyalanesha@...
Jan 4, 2005 2:50 pm
I agree that at times there are problems to work through in business relationships as there are in all relationships. But in my experience the one who always...
Loyal, I agree with your reply. I also have found that working to improve relationships works the best when done in a positive way. Arden, [Non-text portions...
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charles taplin
VTHICK@...
Jan 5, 2005 11:20 am
Hi again, I am changing the meetings dates as there is another meeting the same day in the champlain valley. everything will be the same except the ferrisburg...
Arden and Loyal I know I'm awfully hard on horizon but it just looked to me like instead of wanting to talk with us they wanted to bully us instead. This came...
Remember the way to the pocket book is via the stomach, there are no free meals. Charlie, Impro may work, but it is way too pricey. I tried Impro about 5 to...
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Vicki
ladybug@...
Jan 5, 2005 2:10 pm
I can see George's point, though. When dealing with an inherently far more powerful "partner" that does not have your interests at heart, what kind of...
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Leslie Zuck, PCO
leslie@...
Jan 5, 2005 3:22 pm
Bradford County Cooperative Extension will hold an informational meeting on the opportunities available for Organic Dairy Farming on Wednesday, January 19,...
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Martha Goodsell
falowhol@...
Jan 5, 2005 8:30 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...
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charles taplin
VTHICK@...
Jan 6, 2005 1:03 am
arden, It sure seems funny that if you are a sales person the only thing you care about is making money. Wrong! I milked cows for 30 years and have been in...
Arden, Charlie Taplin is a good egg. I love all his pro-organic stickers on his vehicle. He really helps out the Vermont folks in a good way. He's laid back...
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Dave Johnson
provident@...
Jan 6, 2005 2:49 am
Thanks for coming Back Hue. We can all benefit by reading posts and discussing w/o geting sucked into those stupid arguments. Dave Johnson Provident Farms ...
Anne Lazor called with a heifer that has a mumified calf. The heifer was due in Sept and the calf was dead well before that, but they can't get her to expell...
Hi Lisa, This question occassionally comes up on my bovine practitioners list (DVMs only). The consensus is that the hormonal approach does not usually work....
Hugh, I am not picking on Charlie as person. I met him in Vermont. Charlie is a very nice man and has lots of information to share on organic dairying. Having...
Charlie, I don't mean to offend you, Charlie. I am just sharing from my experience. I didn't mean that you were pushy or even wanting to get rich off of...
Hi Arden! We would really like to have you at the meetings. If it would be more acceptable to you, are certainly invited to attend the meetings and not eat...
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charles taplin
VTHICK@...
Jan 7, 2005 2:53 am
Gee, I thought it was a postive and safe thing to put the meeting dates on O-Dairy, Boy, was I wrong. I didn't think anyone could get anything negative from...
Charlie, I think as far as salesman go you're heart is in the right place and of course you should post sales meetings on ODAIRY. On behalf of the other 20...
Charlie, I for one appreciate the notice. Unfortunately I cannot attend because of prior commitments. I have only been an occasional customer but have always...
Speak for yourself, George. As for me, I'm glad to eat anytime I get the chance no matter who's buying. That's why pants come in so many sizes. My opinion: if...
Hello O-Dairy folks, Just a posting with some thoughts on grass-based dairying beyond minimum organic pasture standards. (Good and important as this recent...
George - you ask a really interesting question that as farmers ourselves, I would honestly like some additional comment on. Farmers are being invited to all...
