By Pam Moore
Dairy farmers, I’ve been asked to write an article for NOFA-NY about the affects of the “organic milk surplus.” Your responses will remain confidential unless you give permission to use your name. Thank you for contributing to the article. You can print out this page, or download and print out a PDF document thats located at bottom of page.
Optional:
Name ___________________________________________________________________
Farm town/state ___________________________________________________________
May I use your name in the article? YES NO
Phone number _____________________________________________________________
Email Address: _____________________________________________________________
Want to see and comment on draft of article by email? YES NO
Milk Handler: ______________________________________________________________
Current Certifier ____________________________________________________________
Dairy Certified Organic since ___________________________________________________
# years in Transition _________________________________________________________
Did you transition dairy cattle using the 80/20 rule? YES NO
# Cows Milked in 2009 _______________________________________________________
Raise own Heifers? __________________________________________________________
Total Farm Acres ______ Pasture Acres ______ (total grazeable)
Grow all own feed? YES NO
If not, what’s purchased? _____________________________________________________
Crops grown _________________________________________________________________________
# Family Members ___________________________________________________________
# Family Members working farm ________________________________________________
How long has your farm been in business? _________________________________________
Does your farm include other enterprises besides the dairy? YES NO
If yes, what? _________________________________________________________________________
Do you direct market any farm products? YES NO
If yes, any dairy products? Please describe: _________________________________________________________________________
Please return survey to:
Moore Farms, 2083 Moore Hill Road, Nichols NY 13812
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