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Dairy Animal Care Program Herd Health Plan
ResourceDairy Herd Health Plan -CROPP Requirements
ResourceDairy Animal Care Program Materials Shopping List
ResourceOrganic Plus Trust (OPT) Grass-fed Certification FAQs
ResourceMembership Mailing: July 2025
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NewsCalifornia Mastitis Testing (CMT) Fact Sheet
ResourceBacteria Count Combinations and Trouble Shooting
Troubleshooting guide for various bacterial count combinations as well as the quality test discard policy.
ResourceCROPP Cooperative Milk Quality Standards
Details of CROPP's Milk Quality Standards.
ResourceMembership Mailing: June 2025
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NewsMembership Mailing: May 2025
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NewsMembership Mailing: April 2025
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NewsMembership Mailing: March 2025
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NewsMembership Mailing: February 2025
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NewsMembership Mailing: January 2025
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NewsMembership Mailing: December 2024
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NewsMembership Mailing: November 2024
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NewsMembership Mailing: October 2024
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NewsProper Hay Sampling
Dan Putnam of University of California, Davis, describes proper sampling of hay and forage.
ResourceStraw NOP Ruling: Feed Program
ResourceGrower Pool: Relative Forage Quality
Relative Feed Value is widely used to determine when to harvest, how to allocate forage lots to animal groups according to livestock quality needs, and rank forage for sale. Using Relative Feed Value measurements alongside recommendations listed by National Research Council, growers can improve upon this quality index through use of newer analyses and equations.
ResourceAnimal Care Program
ResourceFarm EducationQualityStandards and RegulationsPrograms and ServicesDairyhousingcalf housingindoor spacelightingoutdoor accessair qualitytransportationdehorntail dockingteat removalidentificationcastrationcloningmortality ratebroken tailpastureShadedairy replacementhygienebody conditionlocomotionlesioncoatculling rateFeeding Dairy Cows with Lower Quality Forages
Drought, excess rain and flooding made it a challenging year, and nearly every region in the U.S. experienced weather conditions that led to large variations in forage quality. In 2018 Organic Valley members across the country experienced reduced milk production and earlier-than-usual loss of body condition as a result. In this article, CROPP Ruminant Nutritionists Dr. Silvia Abel Caines explains the connection.
ResourceSoil Sampling
Mark Kopecky walks us through the proper technique for successful soil sampling in this video.
ResourceGen-O Executive Committee
An overview of the Gen-O Executive Committee.
ResourceBacterial Growth and the Impact of Cooling Raw Milk
The four main requirements for harmful bacterial growth are food, water, heat and time. Milk is an excellent medium for bacteria growth, which you already know can be prevented with proper handling and cooling. Dig into the nitty gritty microbiology of raw milk with CROPP's National Milk Quality Manager James Miller.
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