What Makes a Cow Organic?
The following was written by an organic dairy farmer in Truxton,
N.Y., who is also active in the Northeast Organic Dairy Farmers
Association. ChewsWise welcomes comments from other organic
producers or industry participants with varying points of view.
By Kathie Arnold
What makes a cow organic? The answer has certainly been controversial over the last several years, especially when it comes to grazing cows on pasture. However, I would submit that the National Organic Program regulation, which states that all ruminants must have access to pasture, has been clear right from the start to the vast majority of organic dairy farms and certifiers.
Only a small minority of operators and certifiers took advantage of
the absence of a definitively worded regulation to minimize grazing;
they also loosely interpreted, if not disregarded, the several
citations to pasture requirements in the USDA regulations. This failure
to come to the same understanding and application as everyone else
seems to stem from a profit […]
Original post by Samuel Fromartz and software by Elliott Back
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