Hello From Kansas Has or is any of you into agritourism? We had a group out and enjoyed would like to do more on the educational side including some...
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loragoss
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Aug 8, 2003 1:04 am
Lisa, We bought these heifers two years ago as babies. They have been on organic pasture and hay since last winter. The two due to calve this year have not...
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Lisa McCrory
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Aug 8, 2003 11:43 am
Lora - You would need to pass this question by your certifier. If you were to be certified by VOF (Vermont Organic Farmers), then technically these heifers...
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Jim Pierce
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Aug 8, 2003 2:11 pm
Hi Lisa, On the heals of this discussion would you please post the following message on behalf of George Siemon, NOSB Livestock Committee Chair. Please call or...
Hamby Dairy Supply has a booth/display at the MO State Fair in the MO Ag Theater, 2 buildings south of the cow milking barn/Ice Cream shop. Our booth has a...
Happy Cows, Desperate PETA In the 21st century most people can be counted on to agree that any kind of cruelty or unethical treatment of animals is not only...
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Vicki Dunaway
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Aug 10, 2003 6:17 pm
... Actually, though I'm far from being in PETA's camp, I am also offended by California's misleading "happy cow" ads. Having driven through the heat of the...
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Aug 10, 2003 8:13 pm
Deal some de laval parts also Russ Bryant 402-669-0680 I used to check your e-bay sight until i found you were a surge dealer we have all de laval equip...
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Russ Thompson
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Aug 11, 2003 5:46 am
... Dear Vicki You do realize that cows living under the circumstances you describe can be found in nearly every state in the US? Also that there are quite a...
Congratulations Pete Reynolds of Canton, MO You won $100 from Hamby Dairy Supply just for submitting your opinion of our webstore. Thank you to all of you who...
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Vicki Dunaway
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Aug 12, 2003 1:51 pm
... Russ -- yes, I'm absolutely aware of the fact of confinement dairying is everywhere, but most states aren't making a major push to deceive consumers. ...
I just wanted to clarify the National Organic Standard around emergency antibiotic use, from Appendix 1, 205.238 - the livestock health care practice standard:...
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Russ Thompson
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Aug 13, 2003 11:20 am
Vicki Dunaway wrote: Russ -- yes, I'm absolutely aware of the fact of confinement dairying is ... I an a Ca native and I can tell you for a fact that that is...
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Russ Thompson
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Aug 13, 2003 11:26 am
... You left out the part where an organic cow may be injected with antibiotics directly into her reproductive organs without and sort of milk with hold. It's...
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Lisa McCrory
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Aug 13, 2003 2:36 pm
Russ - Organic farmers do not use antibiotics for treatment or prevention of disease. As Nat stated in his email below, however, withholding medical treatment...
... With all due respect, the semen "preservative" is the freeze, frozen, and thaw requirements and processes. The antibiotics added to the semen and the...
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Vicki Dunaway
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Aug 13, 2003 3:20 pm
... True, but you admit the treated animal can no longer be a member of the organic herd, so essentially an organic animal can never be treated with...
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Vicki Dunaway
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Aug 13, 2003 3:35 pm
... Where? I've been in the San Francisco-Sonoma area several times, the central valley several times and in various southwestern areas. Only on my one trip...
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Vicki Dunaway
ladybug@...
Aug 13, 2003 4:15 pm
... This strikes me as an incredibly frivolous lawsuit. It also reinforces the problem with laws in general and the organic rule being so absolute. The...
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Brian Caldwell
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Aug 13, 2003 4:46 pm
Hi all, If you know of farmers considering a transition to organic methods, especially in NYS, please pass along the following-- *** Decision: Certifying Your...
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Russ Thompson
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Aug 13, 2003 6:13 pm
... Dear Lisa You must have confused my message with what another person said. I made no attempt to compare preservation of semen to treatment of disease. My...
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Russ Thompson
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Aug 13, 2003 6:24 pm
... I agree. Russ Thompson Rogue Jerseys Richland Center, WI...
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Russ Thompson
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Aug 13, 2003 6:29 pm
... Most would be in the high rainfall areas of northern Ca. There is at leastone year round grazing farm in San Diego county in the Palomar mountains. I know...
As a grazing California dairy, I am replying to those questioning the number of grazing dairies in California. There are about 25,000 grazing cows on 110...
Hi folks - We've been asked to post this for a friend without Internet access - WANTED TO BUY - 6 Certified Organic Holstein Heifers, preferably 5-6 months ...
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Lisa McCrory
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Aug 20, 2003 2:11 pm
Hi all, passing this email along in case anyone might have an interest and/or leads. Deb Family Looking for Grass-Based Farming Opportunity Hello, we are the...
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Lisa McCrory
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Aug 20, 2003 4:09 pm
-- Lisa McCrory NOFA-VT Dairy Technical Assistance Coordinator NODPA Coordinator PO Box 697, Richmond, VT 05477 (802) 434-4122, (802) 728-4416 - Home office ...
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Janice Degni
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Aug 22, 2003 1:59 pm
Brian, Are you aware of any lending library's featuring organic production literature? Other than Cornell and alternatives Janice Janice Degni Chemung,...
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Diane Schivera
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Aug 25, 2003 4:58 pm
Hi, It is far from New York but MOFGA's library is quite extensive. It is in the process of being catalogued. Diane ... Assistant Director of Technical...
