Livestock Application

Terrell Creek Farm

Owner: Lesley Million

Farm Address:
508 Fordland Hills Dr.
Fordland, MO 65652
Webster County
United States

daytime phone: 417-209-0021
evening phone: 417-209-0021
Web site: http://terrellcreekfarm.com

Application Date: 2008-06-02

Applicant Details

Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program:	(see produce application)
Are you currently third party Certified for your livestock operation by any other organization (Organic, Biodynamic, etc)?	no
Have you ever been certified in the past?	no
Have you ever been denied certification?	no
How did you hear about Certified Naturally Grown?	(see produce application)
Your application will be reviewed AFTER we receive a valid Feed Declaration for your farm. Check this box to indicate you understand this.

General Farm Information

Farmland Management and Practices

Primary Tillage System:	We do not till our pastures and our garden is all raised beds.
Do you use Cover Crops?	yes
If yes, please list:	winter barley, buckwheat, winter peas
Do you use Compost?	yes
Please note general sources (on farm,purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.):	We use compost made from our poultry house (straw bedding mixed with chicken manure and vegetable scraps from our kitchen. We also use goat manure mixed with straw from the goat stalls.
Please list application rates. Give a specific amount or range (for example: one to two tons per acre, ten wheelbarrow loads per 1,000 square feet, or 1-2 inches deep). Do not answer "varies".	1-2 inches
Do you use Manure?	yes
Please note general sources of manure:	on-farm poultry, goats and horses
Please list application rates. Give a specific amount or range (for example: one to two tons per acre, ten wheelbarrow loads per 1,000 square feet, or 1-2 inches deep). Do not answer "varies".	1 inch
Please list any other brought in fertility sources that you use (specific rock powders, lime, soybean / alfalfa meal, specific purchased pre-mixes, etc)and how often it's used. If you indicate a name brand product, please also specify the ingredient/s.	We have not used any so far. We just had our first soil test done and are looking for recomendations.
Have any chemical fertilizers been applied to the fields you are seeking Certification for in the last three years (36 months)?	no
Have any non-acceptable pesticides and/or herbicides been applied to these fields in the last 3 years?	no
Describe your primary weed problems and methods of control. If you indicate a name brand product, please also specify the ingredient(s), what kind of product it is (a soap, microbial, oil, a botanical...), and how often it's used.	none at this time
Describe your primary plant pest problems and methods of control. If you indicate a name brand product, please also specify the ingredient/s, what kind of product it is (a soap, microbial, oil, a botanical...), and how often it's used.	none at this time
Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name:	on-farm artisian well
Are there any known contaminants in the irrigation water?	no

Livestock Management and Practices

Please list all livestock for which you seek certification by type/breed, and indicate how many of each are on the farm today (for example: belted galloways - 20, nubian goats - 5, orpington chickens - 7, frizzle chickens - 3) For animals that have not yet been stocked for the season (e.g. poultry or piglets) please estimate how many you expect to have on farm during the upcoming season. Only list livestock that are (or will be) managed according to CNG standards.	33 Araucanas chickens, 9 Runner ducks, 4 Narrangussett turkeys, 3 Nubian goats, 2 Alpine goats
I affirm that all livestock listed on this application are raised according to Certified Naturally Grown standards. I further affirm that I will not represent ANY livestock products as Certified Naturally Grown if they have not been raised according to the standards required by Certified Naturally Grown. Any livestock treated with antibiotics or other prohibited substances will be quarantined and sold separately. All livestock are fed feed grown according to CNG standards - without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, and free of any genetically modified grains (GMOs).
Have all the livestock been raised according to CNG standards since the last third of gestation or since hatching?	no
If no, please list, for each type/breed for which you seek certification, the date since which all your livestock of that type have been managed according to CNG standards. For poultry, indicate whether they have been managed according to CNG standards since the second day of life.	all poultry have been CNG managed since the 2nd day of life or earier. The goats have been managed according to CNG standards since purchased: 2 Nubians in April 2009, 2 Alpines in June 2009,1 Nubian in July 2009.
I agree not to market as Certified Naturally Grown any livestock or livestock products that have not been under continuous CNG management for at least nine months (or in the case of diary products, for at least six months). I understand that if in the future I want to market as Certified Naturally Grown any livestock not named in this application, I may do so if the livestock has been raised according to CNG standards since the last third of gestation or, for poultry, the second day of life. Otherwise I shall contact CNG to obtain a variance.
Give brief details of your rotation practice for each type and/or group of livestock. (E.g. heifers strip grazing behind electric fence moved daily, 28 day rotation, poultry rotated weekly - 3 pens.)	poultry allowed free range of entire property during the day. Goats will be rotated between 4 paddocks separated by permanent electric fence. They will be moved when the pasture is down to 4 inches tall.
Do the animals listed above include cows, goats, sheep or other ruminants?	yes
Do your ruminant livestock obtain at least 30% of their dry matter intake from grazed forage during the growing season?	yes
Do the animals listed above include poultry?	yes
Do your poultry either (a) have a minimum of five square feet per bird of natural, grassy outdoor space or (b) do they have at least two square feet per bird and get moved at least one time per day to fresh new pasture?	yes
Do your livestock spend most of their time on pasture during the growing season?	yes
Is all feed grown according to Certified Naturally Grown standards (without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides or post-harvest fungal treatments)?	yes
Do you buy in some feed?	yes
Will you be sure to submit a Feed Supplier Declaration? (download it at naturallygrown.org/feed) Please note: when the big name brand companies say their feed is "Natural" that does not mean that they are grown according to CNG standards. It probably means they do not add antibiotics, which is a good start, but very likely the feed was grown with synthetic fertilizers and using genetically modified seeds.	yes
For all livestock you seek to certify, please provide more information about the feed. Is it grown locally for you? Purchased in bulk at a mill? Bagged at the feed store? Is it Certified Organic? What brand, if any?
Describe your primary livestock pest problems and methods of control. If you indicate a name brand product, please also specify the active ingredient/s, what kind of product it is (a soap, vaccine, microbial, oil, a botanical...), and how often it's used.	We use a herbal treatment and cider vinegar as a preventative for intestinal worms. We have not had any problems yet.
Describe your primary livestock disease problems and methods of control. If you indicate a name brand product, please also specify the ingredient/s, what kind of product it is (a soap, microbial, oil, a botanical...), and how often it's used.	We have not had any diseases yet.
Provide details of all livestock owned by you, or grazed on your land, that are treated and quarantined on your property	Have not had occasion to treat or quarantine yet.

Seeds and Buffers

Do you purchase or grow using any Genetically Modified seeds?	no
Do you use any chemically treated seeds in your operation?	no
Chemical/Spray Drift and Buffers:
Is there any likelihood of Chemical/Spray drift contamination of your fields?	no
Do you have an adequate buffer to protect yourself from potential contamination?	yes
Please describe your buffer. Be specific. On all sides, how far is it from your livestock pasture to the next closest use (i.e. road, conventional crop, residential yard)? Specify what is grown on neighboring land in agricultural use. For example: To the north and east, a wooded area of at least 100 yards separates us from the neighbor's corn fields, to the south is a fallow field at least 100 yards deep separating us from a blueberry farm, and to the west about 60 feet separates our crops from a field where conventional corn and soybeans are grown.	We are buffered on the North, West, and South by several acres of forest land and grazing pastures beyond that. To the East is the gravel road with several hundred feet of forest, a creek bed, and beyond that residential yards.

Agreements

Please indicate your agreement with the following statements by checking the boxes.
I will not label, or in any way lead consumers to believe that livestock not raised in accord with CNG standards is Certified Naturally Grown^TM.
I understand that I have to complete at least one (and hopefully more) Certification Inspection(s) of another ranch or farm in my area each year, and that the inspection will NOT be of the same rancher or farmer that inspected me.
I have reviewed the Certified Naturally Grown livestock certification standards, I understand them, and I will abide by them. I understand that if I have any questions I may contact CNG for clarification.
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