| Michowa Acres 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) |
Whole broiler chickens and eggs. On occasion we'll have heritage breed meat chickens available, as well as roosters and hens that make great soup, stews and of course chicken and dumplings. |
| Describe your farming, processing and/or crafting practices. (if applicable) | We are basically organic, but not certified. We use no chemical herbicides or fertilizers. We buy custom mixed feed with no antibiotics. Our chickens all get to live a life full of bugs, greens and daylight access to the outdoors. Broilers are outdoors 24/7 from three to four weeks of age to processing. Our birds are processed at Kvam Family Farm by West Point through the Nebraska Poultry Grower's Cooperative. |
| Describe your pest and disease management system. (if applicable) | We treat all of our chickens naturally and keep clean fresh coops. |
| Describe your herd health and productivity management. (if applicable) (i.e. do you use any hormones, antibiotics, and/or steroids) |
Our chickens are fed naturally and we use no hormones, antibiotics or steroids. We buy our broilers chickens locally and work with our hatcheries to get the best chicks available. |
| Describe your feeding practices. (if applicable) (grass-fed only, free-range, feed-lot, etc.) |
Our layers have access to the outdoors daily and are fed a custom ground all-natural layer feed. Our broilers are on pasture most of their lives, but also received a custom ground, all-natural, high protein feed. |
| Describe your soil and nutrient management. (if applicable) (Do you compost, use fertilizers, green manures or animal manures?) |
We do not use chemicals and compost our chicken manure. |
| 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). |
We give the chickens water from the same well we drink from. So of course we protect the groundwater on our farm. |
| 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 small farm or large acreage is completely traversed north and south by the Battle Creek. We basically raise our chickens on pasture on the east side of the creek and manage the wooded areas and the grass on the west side of the creek for wildlife. |
| 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). |
All of meat chickens are bought from Madison County hatcheries. Our feed is custom ground in either Madison or Platte County depending on price and/or availability. We also building breeding flocks of rare to extremely rare, heritage, dual purpose (eggs & meat) chickens. |
| List your food liability insurance coverage, both general and product-related, as well as any licenses and tests that you have available. (if applicable) | We have a farm policy with $1,000,000 of liability coverage through Farmer's Mutual (Campbell/Ebberly Insuance - Norfolk). We have an state issued Egg Number, an Itinerant Food Vendor's License, and the Senior Coupon Certification through NDA. |
| ORGANIC PRODUCERS | |||
| List which products you are selling as organic. (if applicable) | None | ||
| 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 11th day of September, 2011 | ||