Stonyfield Farmer Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-3555022012-01-26T07:59:22-08:00Jonathan Gates reports from Howmars Farm in Franklin, Vermont. Howmars is a certified organic dairy farm, one of many Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative farmer members who supply the milk that goes into making Stonyfield's yogurts and smoothies.The entire family pitches in on this third-generation farm. Jonathan and his father, Howard, converted the farm from conventional dairy farming to organic some 11 years ago now, on October 1. This is their 12th year of organic operation!
TypePadSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with FeedLoungeSubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe to the Bovine Bugle RSS Feed!When an organic heifer needs antibioticstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f31469e20163002884e0970d2012-01-26T07:59:22-08:002012-01-26T07:58:56-08:00StonyfieldWhen I am visiting with other farmers who are not organic producers, one of the first questions they ask me is what do I do to treat sick cows since we're not allowed to use antibiotics. I then give "the...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>http://stonyfield.typepad.com/bovine/2012/01/draft.htmlSanta brings farmer Jonathan just what he wantstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f31469e20168e5a13bea970c2012-01-20T07:12:00-08:002012-01-16T07:54:38-08:00StonyfieldI must have been a very good farmer this year, because Santa brought me a very nice present. How he ever fit that new Kuhn-Knight manure spreader on his sleigh I'll never know. I guess it was just magic. Seriously,...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>http://stonyfield.typepad.com/bovine/2012/01/draft-awaits-lundgren-approval.htmlProgress report, Clementine's new daughtertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f31469e20162ffabdfea970d2012-01-18T07:24:00-08:002012-01-16T07:24:48-08:00StonyfieldYoung heifer Clementine gave birth to a daughter a few days before Christmas 2011 and mother and baby are doing well. In this video by farmer Jonathan, we see the new arrival enjoying her young stock pen, where she is...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>http://stonyfield.typepad.com/bovine/2012/01/progress-report-clementines-new-daughter.htmlA new calf born to new mother just before Christmastag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f31469e20162ffab7f52970d2012-01-16T07:19:42-08:002012-01-16T07:19:30-08:00StonyfieldFarmer Jonathan knew Clementine was due to give birth at any time, but he was still surprised how quickly this new calf arrived to this new mother. In this video, you'll see the new mother--who had never given birth before--trying...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>http://stonyfield.typepad.com/bovine/2012/01/a-new-calf-born-to-new-mother-just-before-christmas.htmlChristmas tree season was a good onetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f31469e20162ff1f316c970d2012-01-09T09:00:00-08:002012-01-06T09:16:03-08:00StonyfieldWith Christmas 2011 now a fond memory, I just wanted to share a few pictures and thoughts from this year's Christmas tree selling season. It was a long one, selling our first tree the Saturday after Thanksgiving and the last...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>http://stonyfield.typepad.com/bovine/2012/01/christmas-tree-season-a-good-onewith-christmas-2011-now-a-fond-memory-i-just-wanted-to-share-a-few-pictures-and-thoughts-fro.htmlHerd clinic on a frosty, below zero morningtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f31469e20168e50a3ed6970c2012-01-06T08:44:37-08:002012-01-06T08:44:37-08:00StonyfieldIt was our monthly herd clinic this morning with Dr. Steve. It was supposed to have been Tuesday, but we switched it to Thursday because he was SKIING with visiting relatives up at Jay Peak. We were just finishing getting...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>http://stonyfield.typepad.com/bovine/2012/01/herd-clinic-on-a-frosty-below-zero-morning.htmlNeed a tractor part? Email us a digital picturetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f31469e20162fcc047b7970d2011-11-28T14:48:00-08:002011-11-22T15:06:04-08:00StonyfieldThe true grazing season is over here at Howmars Farm, even though on nice days the cows still head out to the pastures to nibble on what's left in the paddocks. Today we were going to go to the full...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>http://stonyfield.typepad.com/bovine/2011/11/the-true-grazing-season-is-over-here-at-howmars-farm-even-though-on-nice-days-the-cows-still-head-out-to-the-pastures-to-nib.htmlTurkeys, for Turkey Day, when they were prepared for the markettag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f31469e20162fcc06a35970d2011-11-24T05:11:00-08:002011-11-22T15:43:40-08:00StonyfieldBack in October, Farmer Jonathan sent this report of the day the turkeys he had raised all summer were processed for sale... Today was turkey day here at Howmars Farm. Back in June, I had reserved the date for the...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>http://stonyfield.typepad.com/bovine/2011/11/turkeys-for-turkey-day-when-they-were-prepared-for-the-market.htmlBeautiful late fall day ends on sad notetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f31469e20154373d6b42970c2011-11-22T13:21:22-08:002011-11-22T13:21:13-08:00StonyfieldWe have been having a beautiful stretch of weather here in northwest Vermont. The usual dark days of November have been filled with sunshine and above average temperatures. We were spared the huge early snowstorm that did so much damage...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>http://stonyfield.typepad.com/bovine/2011/11/body-cdata-if-typeof-yahoo-undefined-var-yahoo-yahooshortcuts-yahooshortcuts-yahoos.htmlWood ash makes the grass grow for a plentiful second cutting of haytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451f31469e2014e8b322a9c970d2011-09-12T05:54:37-07:002011-09-02T09:00:04-07:00StonyfieldWe finished doing the second cutting of hay last week. Abouot ten days ago, we had done round bales on about 80% of the fields we crop, and today we were having the other 20% square baled. The second cutting...<div class="feedflare">
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