I've done the research, and I learned
from organic dairy farmers on the Stonyfield Farm Tour, and everything points to the fact that organic dairy is far superior nutritionally to conventional.
Not exact matches
Not only because I'm part of this club, but because their products are
organic, and because they are environmentally and
farmer friendly, sourcing ingredients
from Organic Valley / CROPP, a Wisconsin - based
dairy cooperative of over 1,300 family
farmers throughout the US!
More than 500
organic operations,
from organic fruit and vegetable growers, grains and oilseed
farmers, livestock and poultry producers,
dairy farmers,
organic processors, and food makers across 45 states, participated in a comprehensive farm bill survey conducted by the
Organic Trade Association.
Organic dairy processors had recruited new
organic dairy farmers to add capacity and pushed hard for them to transition to
organic production before June 2007, when an
organic regulatory provision that eased whole herd conversion
from conventional to
organic production was set to expire.
Around 140
organic dairy farmers look set to benefit
from the decision, FrieslandCampina revealed.
Although I miss cheese and pasta, I do buy some
organic milk and yogurt
from a
dairy farmer.
«Using milk
from local
dairy farmers, we are embracing choices for our customers to include offerings made with local rBST free milk,
organic milk as well as certified
organic grass fed milk,» said Byrne.
The multiyear agreement, which was signed in June, notably ensures the growth of financial support to
organic dairy farmers transitioning
from conventional to
organic farming methods.
UK
dairy processor Milk Link will pay
farmers more money for their
organic milk
from this October as the industry attempts to keep pace with soaring demand.
The signature product for
Organic Valley, this butter is produced using
organic milk sourced
from Organic Valley's co-op of 1,779
dairy farmers.
BEGA Cheese has secured long - term «commercial quantities» of
organic milk supply
from the
Organic Dairy Farmers of Australia to produce infant formula.
While we don't do much
dairy, and only in raw, unpasteurized form
from an
organic farmer,
dairy is a staple in many children's diets at the recommendation of their doctors.
Since
organic dairy farmers are prohibited
from administering growth hormones used by factory
dairy farms, they have less output — or you know, the normal amount of milk a normal cow should be producing.
Although I miss cheese and pasta, I do buy some
organic milk and yogurt
from a
dairy farmer.
I found an
organic dairy farmer not 15 minutes
from my home and visit them regularly to purchase their products, including grass fed beef and pastured chickens.
«I like simple, whole foods,» says Ross, who avoids
dairy and loves to buy seasonal produce
from the
organic farmers market.
The next manure - to - vehicle project
from Straus is said to be a fully - electric
Farmers Market truck, which will haul the company's
organic dairy products to local markets in the Bay area, but there's no word on the timing for that manure - to - market venture.
Researchers
from the University of Guelph followed farms that converted
from conventional to
organic dairy farming over five years to see if it really is viable and better for
farmers; the answer appears to be yes.
«Cows aren't Legos,» explains Jerri Cook, an
organic dairy farmer and writer
from the Wisconsin northwoods.