Resource Information

Dr. Edgar Shaeffer, Homeopathic Veterinarian PO Box 353 Palmyra, PA  17078 (888) 327-6838 or (717) 838-9563 DocShaef@aol.com		Offers Phone Consultations
Dr. Hue Karreman 1272 Mt. Pleassant Rd Quarryville, PA  17566 (717) 529-0155 penndutch@earhlink.net www.pendutchcowcare.org		Natural Veterinarian
Crystal Creek Products Dan Leiterman, President 1600 Roundhouse Rd. Spooner, WI 54801 (888) 376-6777 www.crystalcreeknatural.com		Natural Products
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) PO Box 3657 Fayetteville, Arkansas  72702 (800) 346-9140 www.attra.org		This federally funded program offers a number of extensive information packets on organic agriculture. This excellent service is free. They offer a free 11 page packet on organic dairy.

Homeopathic Pharmacies

Washington Homeopathic Products 4914 Del Ray Ave Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (800) 336-1695

Northeast Homeopathic Products 563 Massachusetts Ave Acton, MA 01720-2903 (800) 551-3611

Book Sources

Acres USA Book Catalog PO Box 91299 Austin, Texas 78709 (800) 355-5313, 512-892-4400 www.acresusa.com

A good source for books on all types of organic agriculture

Recommended Reading

Available from Acres USA: Greener Pastures on Your Side of the Fence: Better Farming with Voisin Grazing Management, by Bill Murphy; Treating Dairy Cows Naturally, by Dr. Hubert J. Karreman, VMD		Alternative Treatments for Ruminant Animals, by Dr. Paul Dettloff, DVM Homeopathy for the Herd, by Dr. C. Edgar Shaeffer, VMD Eco-Farm An Acres USA Primer, by Charles Walters
Organic Dairy Farming - available from:   C.R.O.P.P. Cooperative PO Box 159 LaFarge, WI  54639 (608) 625-2602 Lots of information from farmers who have gone through the process. Excellent introduction to organic dairy. Also has excellent resources lists. Note: NOFA-NY supplies this book to applicants for dairy certification.		Organic Dairy Farming - available from:   Canadian Organic Growers 323 Chapel Street Ottawa, Ontario  K1N 7Z2 (613) 216-0741 (888) 375-7383 Fax: (613) 236-0743 office@cog.ca This publication is also available directly from NOFA-NY Publications
A New Troubleshooters Guide to Dairy Cows, by David Hoke, DVM, - available from: NOFA-VT PO Box 697 Richmond, VT  05477 (802) 434-4122		Edaphos, Dynamics of a Natural Soil System, by Paul Sachs - available from: The Edaphic Press PO Box 107 Newbury, VT  05051

Grains and Forage Sources

The majority of dairy farms are currently purchasing some of the grain used in feeding the dairy herd. Increased demand across the country has resulted in some shortages and high prices for organic grains. Several sources for information on grain include:

Lakeview Organic Grain 119 Hamilton Pl Penn Yan, NY  14529 (315) 531-1038 kandmhfarm@sprintmail.com Alton Earnhart Lightning Tree Farn 515 N Mabbittsville Rd Millbrook, NY 12545 (845) 677-9507 Organic Unlimited 34 Evergreen Road Lebanon, PA  17042 (717) 273-1555 Tom Manley Homestead Organics 1 Union Street Berwick, Ontario, Canada K0C 1G0 (613) 984-0480

Sumner Watson Cold Spring Farm 379 Slate Hill Rd Sharon Springs, NY 13459 (518) 234-8320 csfarm@capital.net Kreamer Feed PO Box 38 Kreamer, PA    17833 (570) 374-8148 Peter Flint Vermont Organic Grain Box 98 Randolf, VT  05060 (802) 234-5433 In addition, there are many individual farmers that produce certified grains and hay.  Visit the Certified Farms page of this website and perform a keyword search.

Marketing Your Milk

NOFA-NY recommends that you search out and confirm a market for you milk prior to beginning the transition and certification process.

Organic milk is currently being processed and sold in NY. Companies handling organic milk include:

Peter Slaunwhite Horizon Organic Dairy 7895 Tackabury Rd Canastota, NY 13032 (800) 381-0980, Cell: (315) 420-3293 Fax: (315) 697-7778   Peter Miller Organic Valley/C.R.O.P.P. East Regional Pool Coordinator 888-444-6955 Extn: 407, Cell: (612) 801-3506

Chris Cardner Dairy Marketing Services (DMS) (Processes milk for Horizon & HP Hood) 5001 Brittonfield Pkwy PO Box 4844 Syracuse, NY 13221 800-582-2552 Extn: 5403 Bill Young Upstate Niagara Coop 7115 West Main Road LeRoy, NY 14482 (800) 724-6455, ext 6225 (585) 768-2247

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