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Articles | NotesMaximizing Milk on Home Grown Grains and Forage
Feb/March 2008 NOFA Vermont/UVM Extension workshops Sarah Flack and Lisa McCrory’s Notes (These are just notes… please excuse poor spelling and run on sentences. Handouts are also available for some of these speakers) Karen Sullivan: dairy nutritionist with USDA NRCS, Norwich NY. Her specialty is grazing dairy nutrition. FORAGE QUALITY FOR ORGANIC DAIRY PRODUCTION How […]
Whole-Farm Approaches to Parasite Prevention and Control on Organic Dairy and Livestock Farms Farms
April 9 & 10, 2008 Presented by Dr. Ann Wells, DVM (Spring Pond Holistic Animal Health Prairie Grove, Arkansas) Workshop description: A whole-farm management approach is required to control internal parasites in organic livestock. In the absence of chemical controls, keeping organic animals healthy and productive during the grazing season requires a good understanding […]
Sarah’s notes from Keith Waldron workshop – Flies on the Farm
Keith is a Livestock and Field Crop IPM specialist from NY state IPM program at Cornell University, Geneva, NY. He works with Dr Don Rutz who is a professor of vet entomology at Cornell • Animal health issues o Transmission of disease causing agents o Decrease milk production & wt gain • Annoy/irritate animals and […]
Sarah’s notes from the NOFA Winter conference February 2009 Dr Guy Jodarkski’s presentation
February 2009 Dr Guy Jodarkski’s presentation Holistic approach to herd health with an emphasis on prevention through methods including: • Grazing – good quality, well managed pastures • High Forage Diet – o goal of 70 to 80% forage o forage quality is essential if you want to have DM intake be that high o […]
Sarah’s Notes from the NOFA Winter Conference February 2009 Dr Guy Jodarkski’s Presentation
February 2009 Dr Guy Jodarkski’s presentation Holistic approach to herd health with an emphasis on prevention through methods including: Grazing – good quality, well managed pastures High Forage Diet – goal of 70 to 80% forage forage quality is essential if you want to have DM intake be that high benefits are not just herd […]
Sarah Flacks Notes from Dr Hubert Karreman’s Workshop for Cold Hollow Vet Service
April 24 2009 Abbey Sheldon VT See also Dr Karreman’s handout for the workshop Dr Karreman started out the workshop discussing the importance of each farm moving towards having well mineralized fertile soils, producing high quality and nutrient dense forages, not polluting the environment, and providing low stress housing and handling of the cows. Organic […]