Sentences with phrase «organic standards cows»

Under organic standards cows must eat a 60 % fresh grass based diet or hay / silage (conserved grass) which is likely to be a factor in the higher omega 3 levels.

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-LCB- Project -RCB- COWCALF: Developing robust and economically viable models for cow - calf suckling in organic dairy systems, fulfilling high standards for animal health, welfare and ethics.

The USDA national organic standards also require organic livestock production systems to accommodate an animal's natural nutritional and behavioral requirements, to ensure that dairy cows and other ruminants have access to pasture.

USDA organic standards require that cows be pasture grazed just four months out of the year.

All of the dairy cows from the nine family farms are treated according to USDA organics standards, which guarantee they are raised certified organic, have access to pasture and the outdoors (weather permitting), are never treated with antibiotics or hormones, and may not be fed with Genetically Modified (GE) feeds.

The cow's milk may vary if it came from an organic farm, from a cow raised according to standards such as Demeter certification, or how it is manufactured.

According to the U.S. organic standards, cows can eat an unnatural mixture of grain and corn.

There were lawsuits filed alleging that the cows were not being treated in accordance with organic standards.

The county has requested a waiver from the U.S. Agriculture Department's standards for organic dairy and beef cows, which require them to graze cows on pastures for at least 30 percent of their food intake for at least 120 days.

Organic standards help lower risk of contaminated feed and organic cow's milk usually has higher nutrient quality.

CFS has four stated goals, which promote organic agriculture by restricting traditional farming methods: «Ensuring the testing, labeling and regulation of genetically engineered (GE) foods; Preserving strict national organic food standards; Preventing potential animal and human health crises caused by food borne illness — including «mad cow» disease; Educating the public on the hazards of industrial agriculture.»

This means that we treat our organic dairy cows according to federal organic standards.