DAIRY FARM IN CALIFORNIA
A look inside a mega dairy Gazette Extra Sports Cows learn the routine quickly. Inventor taps into water conservation San Diego Union-Tribune SAN MARCOS – A self-proclaimed inventor all his life, John Schommer decided to focus on water conservation in 1991 because he couldn't believe how little was being done about it. Lettuce Link Probed in Two E. Coli Outbreaks Hamilton Spectator An E. coli outbreak at Hillfield Strathallan College in Hamilton last month and another in Sudbury at the same time are now being investigated for a possible link to lettuce. Will Wisconsin lose its cheese crown? Wisconsin State Journal MONROE - In a small yellow building tucked into rolling fields of corn and cows, men in aprons and rain boots stand guard over two enormous vats of thick white goop, no longer milk but not yet muenster cheese. Growing energy in Sugar Valley Lock Haven Express LOGANTON — A local family is growing energy on the farm these days — and hopes to convert that into a crop of green savings and cold hard cash. The Organic Myth BusinessWeek Pastoral ideals are getting trampled as organic food goes mass market First case of bird flu confirmed in Greece and more From the Wilderness Publications October 18, 2005 Residential Natural Gas Prices (CA) (read this story) Higher natural gas bills will start hitting California in October - by Michael Liedtke, AP (read this story) Fearing Heat Costs, Many Take Preventive Action - by Pam Belluck And Sarah Kershaw, New York Times (read this story) Genuine Elections - by Ron Resnick (read Midwest Messenger Midwest Messenger Wisconsin is the place to be if you want to milk cows, believe Gordon and Cathy Speirs. They bade good-bye to their farm in Alberta, Canada, three years ago and built a new dairy from scratch in eastern Wisconsin's Calumet County. Meat of the matter Radio Netherlands Intensive factory farming methods are making meat products cheaper and more abundant than ever before. But at what cost to the animals, the environment and our health? Sorting through the confusion in a bag of spinach Newsday This week, we're tackling a lot of burning questions - all of them about spinach. In the wake of the outbreak of E. coli bacteria in fresh, California-grown spinach, I called upon one of the country's leading experts on food safety, Marion Nestle, to help me with answers to reader questions. Nestle is professor of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at New York University and the author of,
FactoryFarm.org: Dairy: Information & Resources There are 1600 dairy farms in California's Central Valley, which generate more waste than 21 million people. General Resources. Dairy Talking Points MooMilk -- A dynamic adventure into the dairy industry -- Cow Fun and educational site about cows with cow and milk with facts, games, recipes, and contests. DairyBiz archive of articles about Dairy Management, AGRICULTURE / 270 cows generating electricity for farm / Methane After 25 years of persistent work, Marin County rancher Albert Straus has figured out a way to run his dairy farm, organic creamery and electric car from California dairy farms, Californiadairy farms, www.californiadairy California dairy farms. A network directory of California farms, farm real estate, dairy farms, and ranches for sale. Dairy and Livestock Energy use survey of central California dairy herds. Relationship of herd size to efficiency of electrical energy use. On-farm demonstrations of vacuum
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