Organic Dairy Farming: A Resource for Farmers - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0963798235 ISBN 13: 9780963798237

Publisher: Community Conservation, 2006

Synopsis

Used. Very Good conditions. May have soft reading marks and name of the previous owner.

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Harriet Behar, Independent organic inspector and inspector trainer Glen Borgerding, Owner, Ag Resource Consulting, Inc., and Organic Land Management, Inc Dr Paul Detloff, DVM, Staff veterinarian for CROPP/Organic Valley, co-founder of Crystal Creek: A Natural Veterinary Catalog, author of Alternative Treatments for the Ruminant Elizabeth Dyck, Researcher on organic pest management Joyce E. Ford, Training Coordinator, Independent Organic Inspectors Association Walter Goldstein, Research Director, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Robert Hadad, Director of Farming Systems-Farm Animals and Sustainable Agriculture, Humane Society of the United States Louise Hemstead, Chief Operating Officer, CROPP/Organic Valley Dr. Richard Holliday, DVM, Technical Services Veterinarian, IMPRO Products, Inc., certified Veterinary Acupuncturist Dan Lieterman, Lieterman and Ass. Consultants Mary-Howell Martens, Large-scale organic diversified grain farmer Jack Lazor, Owner, Butterworks Farm, on-farm processor of milk and yogurt Jeff Mattocks, Nutritional consultant for The Fertrell Company Lisa McCrory, Dairy and Livestock Advisor, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont Jody Padgham, Education Director, Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service Laura Paine, Agriculture Agent, University of Wisconsin Extension Service Chad Pawlak, President, Wisconsin Organics, Inc. dairy coop Tamiko Thomas, Farm Animals and Sustainable Agriculture Section, Humane Society of the United States Gary Zimmer, President, Midwestern Bio-Ag, author of The Biological Farmer Dr. William Zimmer, DVM, President, Bio-Vet, Inc.

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Organic dairy farming is based on a foundation of soil management, quality crop and forage production and low input animal husbandry. Many agree that becoming a successful organic farmer means that you need to start thinking about your farm — the land, the crops, the animals — in a new way. Solutions to problems are planned with an emphasis on prevention, rather than as remedies administered "after the fact." Every decision made on the farm, regarding soil management, crop rotations, pasture use ... is planned toward the end of improving the health of the milking cow herd. A whole systems approach is the key to successful organic farming.

About this edition

• Publisher: Community Conservation
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0963798235
• ISBN 13: 9780963798237
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 156
• Editor: Padgham Jody