Re: Re: questions for farmer

[Guest guest]

Chi,

I think I can guess the best answer to some of the questions below, but

perhaps you can help me with the others.

What type of forage would I like to see the farmer growing in his / her

pastures?

Would I be happy to hear that the farmer added just about anything to his /

her soil in the pastures?

What volume of milk would I like to see per lactation per cow?

As always, thanks!

" soilfertility

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questions for farmer

03/13/2002

06:59 PM

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to

native-nutriti

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> I just found a farmer who sells raw milk close to my house!!

> I'm very excited ($2.25/gallon, not bad!). I'm not sure what

> questions to ask him to make sure I'm getting good quality food.

> The cows are grass fed after May 1st. Until then it is mostly hay,

some corn. Is this okay?

Hi Barb:

You could ask the farmer the following:

What breed of dairy cow do you have?

What color is your butter?

When the cows are on green grass do they receive any supplements?

What type of forage do you grow in your pastures?

Have you ever added anything to your soil in the pastures?

What is the average volume of milk per lactation per cow on your farm?

Do you or anyone in your family ever get cavities?

Have any of your customers reported members of their family having a

cavity remineralize over without a dentist filling it?

With respect to the feed being mostly hay, some corn, hay is fine but

corn is a fattening food. Ask him if the corn is hybrid corn, if so,

that's worse.

Chi