Organic milk from Indiana

[seedcorn]

Met a dairy farmer who switched from conventional farming to organic farming. Here is his status........no he's not switching back.

1) Cows are milking much less.
2) His corn is 20-80% off on yield depending upon weed control.

Worst part is that the organic middle man can't get rid of the milk. All organic dairies in Ohio and Indiana (according to him) have had their allotments cut 7%. No new herds are being accepted at this time--he's on waiting list as of now.

His son sold his extra corn off to a producer selling "organic eggs" to the east coast. Even tho he can't get organic corn, he only paid this grower market price.

 

[wifezilla]

Most of being a business success is not the product, but marketing. For every failure you post, I can easily post a success.
http://www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/article/20100225/CRESTON0101/302259996/0/CRESTON01

Going organic isn't a guarantee of anything. It is an option. Some consumers will choose to buy organic while others will continue to just buy what is on sale.

I pay extra to get milk that is non-homogenized and cream that isn't ultra-pasteurized. I have a hard time getting these products because they sell out so quickly while the shelf full of fat free over processed garbage just sits there until it goes on clearance.

 

[seedcorn]

I don't consider this a success or failure. Neither did he as he's not switching back. This is the reality in the midwest. I've been granted permission to continue to visit w/him & walk his crops. I'm very interested in how he controls weeds in his corn/soybeans. He and his son have been organic now for 3 years.