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  1. Why is goat milk pure white in color? Published: May 20, 2009
  2. What are animal welfare and environmental certification programs? What are their benefits? Published: March 23, 2009
  3. What environmental programs are available to livestock producers from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) or Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD)? Published: March 23, 2009
  4. I’m an organic dairy farmer. What can I use for fly control in the barn and in the milk house? Published: January 17, 2009
  5. I have a small dairy herd, milking about 30 cows. It is a pasture system and I don’t raise any row crops. Do I have to get my pastures certified in order to sell organic milk? Published: October 29, 2008
  6. Can I sell an organic dairy animal as slaughter stock? Published: October 29, 2008
  7. Which type of silage storage system is the best for having the least amount of feed loss from spoilage? Published: October 07, 2008
  8. Is there a simple method for handling sand-laden manure from small dairies? Published: August 26, 2008
  9. Have you seen a great difference between the types of bedding material used in compost dairy barns? Published: August 26, 2008
  10. What are the most important things a producer can do to prepare for a regulatory inspection? Published: August 26, 2008
  11. How many months of manure storage are provided by the 4-foot deep bedded pack? Published: August 26, 2008
  12. In compost dairy barns, what percentage of manure accumulates in the composting bedded pack area versus the concrete feed alley that is scraped clean twice a day? Published: August 26, 2008
  13. For compost dairy barns, how will this tie in with a biogas recovery system? Published: August 26, 2008
  14. Are there any studies ongoing or planned to determine average manure volume reduction in compost dairy barns, for the purpose of more accurately determining manure storage volume requirements? Published: August 26, 2008
  15. How big should my rotational grazing paddocks be? Published: August 08, 2008

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