Market Farming

["Rick Williams" <mrfarm AT frontiernet.net>]

RDH wrote:
> I agree with Del's later post on focusing on the common ground instead of
> continually fighting over our differences, but I will not idly
> sit by and be
> accused of not battling for what I believed in.  The two main
> points of the
> NOP rules that keep me from seeking certification is the use of grain in
> ruminants, required list of pharmaceuticals in the form of vaccination
> protocol, confinement definitions, and use of parasite medications.

Rick, could you go into a little more detail on what you object to? I read
your site information but am not sure about your difference on feeding
grain, etc. If anything, you may even exceed the basic rules.

Sincerely,

Rick Williams
Misty Ridge Farm
Dairy heifers and dairy beef graziers
Viroqua, WI

www.mistyridgefarm.com