Dairy & Livestock Resources
Information, Services and Support for Vermont's Organic Dairy & Livestock Community
Articles, Fact Sheets and Links to other helpful sites
Articles & Fact Sheets
By topic
Resources For Organic farms in VERMONT
- Organic transition guidelines for VOF certified farms
- Listing of organic seeds for sale in and near Vermont
To request the most recent directory of organic forages for sale in Vermont, please call the office at 434-4122.
- Preparing for the VOF Organic Inspector
- Filling out your Organic Farm Application
- Filling out your VOF animal inventory form
- The cost of transition: do you know if you have enough money to make it to your first organic milk check?
- New loan program available for Vermont Farmers Transitioning to Organic
- The economics of transition: NOFA Vermont offers Cash Flow Analysis to farmers considering transitioning to organic
- Plan for Success with NOFA Vermont's Farm business planning program
- NOFA-VT Starts Dairy Farm Energy Pilot Project
- Outdoor Access Requirement
Forage production and grazing management
- Pasture Management - Spring Grazing and Planning Ahead for Summer Grazing
- Pasture Management, by Sarah Flack
- Grazing Technical Notes, by Sarah Flack
- Pasture Worksheet
- Mycotoxin management, by Dave Rogers
- Listing of organic seeds for sale in and near Vermont
- Need Organic Hay?, by Cheryl Bruce
- Measuring 30% Dry Matter From Pasture, by Lisa McCrory
- Troubleshooting Milk Flavor Problems, by Virginia Ishler and Bob Roberts, Pennsylvania State University
- To request the most recent directory of organic forages for sale in Vermont, please call the office at 434-4122.
Research and Outreach Opportunities
- Can You Clone an Organic Cow, by Jim Riddle, University of Minnesota
- Trial Design of Complementary Therapies, by Ynte Schukken and Linda Tikofsky, Cornell University
Preventive health care and treatments
- Preventing and Treating Pneumonia, by Dr Karreman
- Book review: Herbal Antibiotics, by Stephen Buhner
- Medicinal Herb Recipes: Making Your Own Salves, Teas and Tinctures, by Sarah Flack
- Sustainable Management of Internal Parasites in Ruminants, by Dr. Anne Wells, DVM
- Homeopathy in Organic Dairy Practice, by Trevor Adams
- Homeopathy in the UK and its "Homeopathy at Wellie Level" Program, by Trevor Adams
Organic Certification, Product Review of Materials, Organic Philosophy
- Allowed, Restricted, and Prohibited Materials for Use on Organic Farms, by Dr. Brian Baker, OMRI
Economics of Organic Dairy Production
- An Economic Comparison of Organic and Conventional Dairy Production by Lisa McCrory, NOFA-VT
- Economics of Organic Dairy Production in the Northeast by Lisa McCrory, Bob Parsons and Rick Kersbergen
- Costs and Returns to Organic Dairy Farming in Maine and Vermont for 2004
- Economic Viability of Grazing Dairy Farms
Marketing
Understanding Organics Conference
2007 Understanding Organics Conference
2008 Understanding Organics Conference
2009 Udder Health & Milk Quality On Organic Farms Conference
Links to Other Helpful Web Sites
- Vermont Organic Farmers Certification (VOF)
- The Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA)
- The Website of Dr H.J. Karreman: Author of Treating Dairy Cows Naturally: Thoughts and Strategies
- VT Farm Viability Enhancement Program (business planning grants)
- Link to VT Dairy Funding Resources from VAA web site
- Vermont Pasture Network (information on pasture management)
- ATTRA (free fact sheets on many organic production topics)
Funding sources for the NOFA Vermont Dairy and Livestock Technical Assistance Program include:
- The Vermont Agency of Agriculture
- The University of Vermont
- The USDA Risk Management Agency
- The John Merck Fund
- The Freeman Foundation
- The USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE)
- Vermont Farm Viability Enhancement Program
Contact us:
NOFA VT, PO Box 697
Richmond, Vermont 05477
Phone: 802-434-4122