Subj: NY Farms! Calendar of Events Date: 1/5/2004 8:08:14 PM Eastern Standard Time From: falowhol@... (Martha Goodsell) NY Farms! in an...
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Brian Caldwell
education@...
Jan 7, 2004 3:31 am
Udder Health and Milk Quality Workshop for Dairy Producers Quality Milk Production Services and Cornell Cooperative Extension will hold a workshop focusing on...
Brian, for those of us in other states, not able to attend, etc. is it possible to get proceedings from this workshop? Patty Laskowski...
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Lisa McCrory
lmccrory@...
Jan 7, 2004 1:31 pm
Pasted below is a copy of the Vermont Grazing Conference Brochure. Please forward this along to any interested folks, or if you would like to register, just...
Good morning! I am hosting and coordinating the Milk Quality Workshops and I would be happy to send proceeding out to whomever is interested. There will be a...
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randkarnold1@...
Jan 11, 2004 3:02 pm
This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by randkarnold1@.... Congratulations to Vermont's Farmers Diner for making it to the pages of the...
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Lisa McCrory
lmccrory@...
Jan 11, 2004 4:53 pm
thanks for the article - Tod's getting a lot of great exposure! I think that investors are interested now where, two and a half years ago when I was working...
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Brian Caldwell
education@...
Jan 12, 2004 2:27 pm
January 11, 2004 THE WAY WE LIVE NOW Cattle Futures? By MICHAEL POLLAN It's hard to say whether an American hamburger was appreciably less safe to eat the day...
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john c bauman
cedarvalleyfarms@...
Jan 12, 2004 3:16 pm
I am trying to learn and implament the organic ways before I try to go organic. Question, "what is the differant methods of drying a cow up before calving and...
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Loyal Martin
loyalanesha@...
Jan 12, 2004 3:49 pm
If a cow is down to about 20 lbs. milk per day,I just pull her grain and stop milking her 45 to 60 days before calving. If she's still milking 40 lbs. I'll...
John, Drying-off is a critical time for udder health and any extra care given at this time will pay big dividends throughout the next lactation. Prepare the...
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Loyal Martin
loyalanesha@...
Jan 12, 2004 4:05 pm
From another point of view, if the udder appears otherwise healthy, it may not be advisable to tamper with it during the dry period as the teat ends develop a...
Loyal, I appreciate your comments! You are absolutely right! The main indications for checking the udder at bag-up would be excessive edema and/or an uneven...
We have often fed rubbed sage [ a small handful, twice a day, mixed with the grain] to a cow for 7-10 days before dry off. Sage helps to decrease milk flow and...
Teri, where do you get your sage...do you buy sage or plant it? If buy, what is your source, if plant what variety (or is sage all the same variety &...
WINTER MEETING SCHEDULE "FOUNDATIONS OF ANIMAL HEALTH" Sponsored by Impro Products, Inc and presented by: Richard J. Holliday, DVM PENNSYLVANIA January 20,...
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john c bauman
cedarvalleyfarms@...
Jan 12, 2004 10:50 pm
Richard J. Holliday, DVM Do you have any meetings in eastern Kansas? Sincerely John C Bauman 785-448-2239 home 785-448-4502 cell cedarvalleyfarms@......
John, I usually hold meeting to support our active dealers and sales reps. We have none in Kansas ... hence no meetings are scheduled. If you have any...
Patty, Sage is available at any bulk food store or where ever you buy cooking herbs. I'm not sure where the term "rubbed" comes from but my guess is the same...
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Loyal Martin
loyalanesha@...
Jan 13, 2004 4:42 am
I've noticed that when I give a cow 20cc of Vit. C IM she drops in production quite a bit. I've done that when drying up cows at times. It also fights disease....
If you are going to use sage, I would suggest buying it in bulk from Frontier Herbs, an organic food wholesaler. Their quality is very good and very reasonable...
I'll chime in and second what Dr. Holliday and Loyal Martin have contributed. The dry period is essential for the health of the cow and for continued milk...
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Brian Caldwell
education@...
Jan 15, 2004 3:02 pm
Hi folks, Part of the big picture-- UK Organic Food Report 2003--executive summary http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reportinfo.asp?execsumm=1&report_id=41850&...
It's been brutal cold in New York state the last ten days or so.I' ve found two frostbit teats the past 24 hours.My cows come in to get milked in a flat barn...
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kengelbert@...
Jan 15, 2004 8:04 pm
we do not use teat dip, and have found that by drying the cows' teats again, after we take the milker off, we can eliminate frostbite, chapping, etc. in very...
After milking, dry the teats and then coat them with vasolene (sp?) , castor oil, or some such salve. This slows down surface evaporation and seems to help....
There are some commercial powder dips - IBA makes one - that are pretty quick to apply (I use a regular dip cup) and do have an antibacterial effect, although...
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Chuck Deichmann
cdeichmann@...
Jan 16, 2004 1:52 pm
Dr. Naylor's bag balm is not approved for use in organic production. We use Crystal Creek's Udder Butter, it works quite well. Chuck Deichmann Willow Creek...
I want to apologize for using this list for my help wanted. We are getting a little bit desperate and are just trying to get the word out any way we can. I...
