Folks, A slight (maybe not so slight) factual error in the Calif Dept of Food and Ag justifications for the <10 coliform standard for raw milk for human...
commit on paragragh 4: Poison is in the air all around us and no matter how hard the wind is blowing there is no way to stop it all and the only way that you...
Hello, Below and at this link: HYPERLINK "http://ofrf.org/action/ofan/071031_alert.html"http://ofrf.org/action/ofan/0 71031_alert.html you will find the most...
Mark, why do you say oats has no value for grazing? Pam...
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Mark A. Kastel - The ...
kastel@...
Nov 1, 2007 10:44 pm
Hi Pam, I have no personal experience grazing on oats (only a traditional grass-based pasture mix) but a variety of experts on grazing livestock have told us...
... From: Barnes & Barnes Organic Dairy Farm To: Odairy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 8:23 PM Subject: BarnesDairy We have a couple in...
Robin, "Most farmers conventional or organic are trying to put out the best products that they can.." So you're telling me that the postal employee who lives...
Hi there, I am curious about the availability of some certified organic byproduct feeds... specifically Citrus Pulp, beet pulp, soy hulls, wheat midds... those...
FYI, here is the FDA Interim ruling on labeling for rBST. Based on this, the FDA does not seem to take issue with voluntary labeling that rBST is not used. ...
Monsanto has a greater stake in this than just rBST. There has been a move in the same voluntary labeling direction for genetically modified organisms (GMO's),...
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Jim Riddle
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Nov 2, 2007 4:12 pm
Hi all, Here's some good news to end your week, sent from Mary Jo Forbord, executive director of the MN Sustainable Farming Association: ... Jim Riddle Organic...
This is very important to Maine farms and anyone able to vote please do so. Save our farm land for the future generations to come! Thank You. Brian Rebecca &...
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Odairy@yahoogroups.com
Nov 2, 2007 4:29 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Odairy group. File :...
Cheryl, We can keep going back and forth on this and it will never end. I am not saying that everyone is doing the right thing and yes there is farms out there...
... From: Barnes & Barnes Organic Dairy Farm To: Odairy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 8:23 PM Subject: BarnesDairy We have a couple in...
country folks has some jobs i know the ad from the lady in CT has been looking a couple of yrs for a herdsman ... To: Odairy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Do you have a name or number to reach her. ... From: ralph phillips To: Odairy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [Odairy]...
Do you have a name and a number to reach her ... From: ralph phillips To: Odairy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [Odairy]...
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David Johnson
provident@...
Nov 2, 2007 11:41 pm
I know wheat mids (Mcgeary grain in PA) are available and maybe citrus pulp (but probably very limited) and soy hulls. dave ... David Johnson ...
Robin, I never mentioned the 'honor system' method of recordkeeping in organic farming, so I'm not sure why you've brought that up. My point was that most of...
Cheryl, I brought up the record keeping for the reason of saying that is everything in the store labeled Organic really Organic? Say a organic farmer need more...
"I brought up the record keeping for the reason of saying that is everything in the store labeled Organic really Organic? That was MY point." But we weren't...
Cheryl, By all means I AM NOT defending the toxic polluters!! It angers me very much that these huge farms have to go to this means so they have enough crops...
Most conventional farmers are trying to do their best just like the Ag colleges taught them. I have come to believe that organic is so much better, but it has...
That's an interesting exchange between the two of you. From reading the back and forth, there actually are concessions on points from each of you. Started with...
Dear Experienced Herdsman, In the "On the Farm" section of this morning's Burlington Free Press, there's an ad for "a herdsman on a large dairy in Franklin...
Doesn't the calf injure or bruise the udder by rutting it? Does the cows cell count go up during this time? How do you seperate at milking time? How do you...