Re: thank you, and a question

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>> Hi Aubin

>>

>> I would be glad to help in any way possible. I'm not real handy with

>> a

>> computer so I will tell you where you can find info. Go to the Utah

>> State University web site and you find the research done by Dr.

>> Tilack

>> Dihmond ( not quite sure on spelling). Doc was out to our part of

>> the

>> country to speak last summer and will be back again this summer. He

>> is

>> also the one that did the tests on our milk. Very interesting

>> stuff!!!

>>

>> I would also like to pass along some info about dairy that I think

>> everybody should know. As you know I advocate knowing your farmer

>> and

>> dairyman or woman. The reason for this so you can visit him or ask

>> questions about him from people that do know him or her. The reason

>> this

>> is important in my mind is; just because a dairyman is producing a

>> grass-fed, grain-free product doesn't mean it is a good one. Ask

>> them

>> what their bacteria counts are and the somatic cell counts are.

>> These

>> are important. The bacteria tells you if they are keeping their

>> equipment clean. Most states keep an eye on this and send reports

>> out to

>> the producers as to what they are. Ask the producer to see them.

>> Somatic

>> Cell Count a test to see how many white blood cells are present in

>> the

>> udder. The higher the count the more infection ( or Mastitis) there

>> is

>> in the udder. Most states also check and report this also. Ask to

>> see

>> them. Not all state laws are bad. Some are there for a reason and

>> some

>> have gotten carried away.

>> As I have also said in the past here in NE we can sell raw milk

>> off

>> the farm. But you have to come get it in your container. Believe me

>> it

>> has been tempting to bend the law and make butter and other products

>> but

>> I don't think it is worth the consequences. Our Immune Systems in

>> this

>> country are so bad that some people could become ill from raw milk

>> of

>> other products and possibly even die. This scares me. This is part

>> of

>> the reason these laws are in place. I think whether I like it or not

>>

>> that it is important to follow the laws and if you don't like a law,

>>

>> check into it and see what can be done to change it. Know the laws

>> in

>> the state you are buying you products from. Asking someone to break

>> the

>> law is illegal also.

>> You are probably wondering who put the quarter in him so with

>> that I

>> will quit.

>> My e-mail address is kjbruns@.... Feel free to give this

>> to

>> your dairyman friend. I will do what I can.

>>

>> All for now

>> in Ne

>> Aubin Parrish wrote:

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>> > Thanks for weighing in on the list

>> > with your voice of reason. I had to bail out of that

>> > conversation before it spiraled completely out of

>> > control.

>> >

>> > I'm glad you posted, because I was about to go

>> > searching for your email address to ask you about

>> > something else. I've recently been in contact with

>> > Mark McAfee, the man here in CA who operates the

>> > Organic Pastures Dairy, which has recently started to

>> > sell raw, organic, partially pasture-fed milk products

>> > in stores. He does feed grain and hay as well. I

>> > told him about your experience with testing the CLA

>> > levels of your herd compared to your neighbors who do

>> > partial pasture feeding and confinement, and store

>> > milk. He knows about CLA, but was interested to know

>> > more about the relationship with pasture and grain and

>> > the research I was talking about. He told me that

>> > cows cannot produce a high butterfat percentage on

>> > pasture alone. I don't know for sure, not being a

>> > dairy farmer or even a cow owner, but I was under the

>> > impression pasturefed milk could be very high fat and

>> > quality, but that volume was reduced (which is perhaps

>> > his concern, being a commercial dairy and selling by

>> > volume).

>> >

>> > Anyway, may I give him your email address so he can

>> > contact you about your experiences with a pasturefed

>> > herd if he's interested? His milk may soon be

>> > distributed here in CA statewide by a chain of stores,

>> > and I would like to encourage the highest-quality milk

>> > possible.

>> >

>> > There's a website for his dairy here:

>> > http://www.mcafeefarms.com/op.html . It looks vastly

>> > better than the average dairy here, but rather

>> > selfishly, I would prefer to be able to buy fully

>> > pasturefed milk until such time as I can get a family

>> > cow (soon, I hope).

>> >

>> > thanks again,

>> > Aubin

>> >

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