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OverviewPart of the NOFA guides. Includes information on: Soils, the foundation of health (manure management) Crop production and grazing management (forage species, pasture management, setting up a grazing system) Livestock (selection, nutrition, winter and summer feed considerations, seasonal milking, habitat, herd health, milk quality) Marketing (selling fluid milk, regulations, facility and equipment, selling raw milk) Recordkeeping The transition to organic Featuring examples from various farms in the Northeast. "" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sarah Flack , Jocelyn LangerPublisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Co Imprint: Chelsea Green Publishing Co Edition: Revised and updated edition Volume: 5 Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.181kg ISBN: 9781603583510ISBN 10: 1603583513 Pages: 104 Publication Date: 07 April 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Organic certification: why, how, and what? 2. Soil: the foundation of health 3. Plants: crop production and grazing management 4. Livestock 5. Marketing 6. Record keeping 7. Economics of organic dairy production and the transition to organic 8. Nutritional qualities of grass-fed milkReviewsAuthor InformationSarah Flack is the author of Organic Dairy Production and a nationally known consultant on grazing and organic livestock. She grew up on a Vermont family farm that used management-intensive grazing and mob stocking. She later studied Holistic Planned Grazing and pursued graduate studies on pasture management at the University of Vermont. She has written extensively about grass farming and is known for teaching workshops that take a practical approach to applying the science of grazing. Sarah has successfully helped many farmers create positive change in their pastures, soils, livestock, finances, and farm-family quality of life. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |