The Meeting with Jeff Mattocks
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 5/23/2011 to
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"We had an incredible session with Jeff Mattocks from Fetrell on Saturday - a beautiful, sunny, not too hot day at the farm was the perfect time to visit the feed mill. Since he is a nutrition consultant, and has helped us immeasurably in our feed
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Jeff Mattocks (from Fertrell) Coming to our Farm!
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 5/12/2011 to
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Jeff Mattocks from Fertrell is coming to the farm on Saturday the 21th of May from 10-12:00. The meeting will be here in the feed mill. Jeff Mattocks is a Nutrition Consultant at Fertrell. He authored "Pastured-Raised Poultry Nutrition", a
Why Flies Don't Bug Us Anymore
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 5/7/2011 to
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The farmer's idyllic front porch wouldn't be realistic without a few flies buzzing around, but flies in your barn and on your
Relative Feed Value - How's it Related to You?
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 3/31/2011 to
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" If you had your own self-sufficient farm with a few cows, you could draw conclusions about feed quality by feeding forage - like alfalfa - to your cows and observing how they thrive and produce. On a larger scale, this method wouldn't be
GE - Not Such a Bright Idea
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 3/17/2011 to
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" One of our customers called us the other day asking about updates she kept seeing on Stonyfield Organic’s Facebook page. “They’re all about GE alfalfa,” she said. “I didn’t know General Electric was in the farming business.”
We
Hey Frogggggggy. Frog TV.
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 3/11/2011 to
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" Tune into FrogTV , an up and coming news outlet publicizing the dangers of chemical pesticides to our environment and consequently our health. Weighty information - lighthearted delivery.
Meet Triball, the three-eyed frog and hero of FrogTV.
We WON The Stonyfield Organic Contest!
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 3/1/2011 to
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" At 7:00 this morning, we got the email. We WON first prize in Stonyfield Organic's ""Grant a Farmer's Wish"" contest! Stonyfield is granting us $10,000 to help fund our organic feed mill. We won't repeat the quip that someone had, but yes, we are
They're Blogging About Us
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 2/25/2011 to
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Chances are you've already seen some of the pictures of local photographers Sarah Cook and Nate Perry. Recently, their pictures chronicled the Kick-off Potluck for Company Shops Market - the new coop coming to downtown Burlington, and those
Why Do We Need Cow Feed When We're Organic?
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 2/18/2011 to
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" “So if you’re an organic dairy, shouldn’t the cows just be getting everything they need from the grass?”
Well, in a perfect world with lush green rolling pastures – yes! Our cows would need nothing else to eat but grass. The
The Mill is Online!
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 2/9/2011 to
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" The new mill is in service! After being trucked in (with a load of hay!) all the way from Wisconsin, after being installed in the building, and hooking up augers...after hours of figuring and wiring and sweating...Reedy Fork Farms Organic Feed
Proud Member of Organic Valley Family
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 1/29/2011 to
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" Reedy Fork Farms is proud to be a member of the Organic Valley family of farms. And there's a great reason for our pride! Organic Valley was started by seven dairy farmers in Wisconsin back in 1988. with seven selling organic dairy products in
Proud Member of Organic Valley Family
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 1/29/2011 to
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Reedy Fork Farms is proud to be a member of the Organic Valley family of farms. And there's a great reason for our pride! Organic Valley was started by seven dairy farmers in Wisconsin back in 1988. with seven selling organic dairy products in
Stonyfield's Grant a Farmer's Wish Competition
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 1/14/2011 to
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We're really excited! We just entered Stonyfield Organic Dairy's Farmer's Wish contest! Stonyfield knows that although lots of farmers want to be organic, it takes a lot of resources (like money...) to make that a reality. So Stonyfield has
We're So Vain - We Got a Facebook Vanity URL
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 1/12/2011 to
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" We started the Facebook page for Reedy Fork Organic Dairy less than 24 hours ago, and we already have enough 'like's to get a vanity url! We think that's really cool. And if you've 'like'd us - thank you!! Now we ask that you spread the word to
We're Finalists in the Grant a Farmer's Wish Contest!
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 12/14/2010 to
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As we told you in an earlier post, we entered Stonyfield Organic Dairy’s Farmer’s Wish contest. We are just beyond happy to tell you that - out of over 70 farms - we have been chosen as one of six farms to be in the final contest! If we
Find Out Why Organic Farmers Pass the Salt and Go Directly to SEA-90
Posted by Reedy Fork Organic Farm on 9/9/2010 to
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SEA-90 sea mineral solids can replace any salt or mineral salt you’re offering your livestock and poultry and improve your end product.
The most complete mineral and trace element product ever offered, SEA-90 is recommended by the Organic