| DS Family Farm PRODUCTS & PRACTICES |
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| Question | Answer |
| List what you intend to sell. (if applicable) (e.g. meats, grains, jellies, crafts; also note if you have any heritage breeds) |
meat |
| Describe your farming, processing and/or crafting practices. (if applicable) | |
| Describe your pest and disease management system. (if applicable) | chemical free |
| Describe your herd health and productivity management. (if applicable) (i.e. do you use any hormones, antibiotics, and/or steroids) |
herd health achieved through proper rotation to fresh pastures, no hormones, no antibiotics on animals sold through food coop, |
| Describe your feeding practices. (if applicable) (grass-fed only, free-range, feed-lot, etc.) |
Pasture grazed. No grain beef. |
| Describe your soil and nutrient management. (if applicable) (Do you compost, use fertilizers, green manures or animal manures?) |
Grazing management primary source of nutrient cycling on our farm. We interseed legumes. We do some limited organic fertilizers. |
| Describe your water usage practices. (if applicable) (If you irrigate, describe how - e.g. deep well, surface water, etc., and explain how you conserve water or use best management practices. Describe how you are protecting your water source from contamination/erosion). |
Keeping our soil covered with growing or trampled vegetation protects our pastures from erosion. |
| Describe your conservation/land stewardship practices. (if applicable) (e.g., do you plant windbreaks, maintain grass waterways, riparian buffers, use green manures for wind erosion, plant habitats for birds, improve soil quality, etc.) |
Our farm includes ponds, waterways, shelterbelts and windbreaks. |
| Describe any additional information and/or sustainable practices about your operation that
would be helpful to a potential customer in understanding your farm or operation better. (e.g. if you are raising any heritage animals you might list breeds or list varieties of heirloom seeds. List the percentage of local ingredients in your processed items). |
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| List your food liability insurance coverage, both general and product-related, as well as any licenses and tests that you have available. (if applicable) | Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Of Nebraska. |
| ORGANIC PRODUCERS | |||
| List which products you are selling as organic. (if applicable) | |||
| List certifying agency's name and address: (if applicable) |
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| Certifying Agency's Phone: (if applicable) |
Certifying Agency's Fax: (if applicable) |
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| Do you have available for inspection a copy of your current organic certificate? (if applicable) | Yes No | ||
| I affirm that all statements made about my farm and products in this application are true, correct and complete and I have given a truthful representation of my operation, practices, and origin of products. I understand that if questions arise about my operation I may be inspected (unannounced). If I stated my operation is organic, then I am complying with the National Organic Program and will provide upon request a copy of my certification. I have read all of the producer standards and fully understand and am willing to comply with them. | |||
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I agree
| Sunday the 13th day of April, 2014 | ||