Livestock Application

Walnut Meadow Farm

Owner: Tina M. and Clark P. Craumer

Farm Address:
65 Protectory Road
Abbottstown, PA 17301
York County
United States

daytime phone: 717 259-6060
evening phone: 717 259-6060

Application Date: 2008-09-17

Applicant Details

Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program:	We have been raising Grass Fed beef for 7 years and we are members of PCO and PASA, but do not and can not afford to pay the high cost to become PCO certified. Someone told us about CNG.
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?	We saw your booth at the PASA event in Penn State this year and another farmer friend is a member
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:	no till system
Do you use Cover Crops?	no
Do you use Compost?	yes
Please note general sources (on farm,purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.):	on farm, grass clippings, personal garden composting only - usually 10 wheelbarrow loads to 1000 sq.ft.
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".	10 wheelbarrows to 1000 sq. feet
Do you use Manure?	yes
Please note general sources of manure:	our own source - we do not use other sources
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".	one to two tons per acre
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.	lime used if necessary each spring - after soil testing
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.	some problems with weeds, however, with correct mowing, it is getting into a better condition
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.	usually do not have a problem with the pest
Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name:	do not do irrigation
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.	1 Santa Gertrudas Bull 2 Red Angus cows 3 Charlois cows 3 Limousine cows 4 Black Angus Cows 3 Feeder Heifer Calves 11 Feeder bull calves
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?	yes
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.)	Heifers are moved to separate areas and feeder bulls are separated and moved to other separate grazing areas.
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?	no
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?	no
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 homeopathic and herbal parasite treatments. Only once we had to refer to using Ivomec.
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.	Again, we use homeopathic and herbal remedies recommended by our alternative vet, but we haven't had a problem with any disease. We make sure to keep minerals available.
Provide details of all livestock owned by you, or grazed on your land, that are treated and quarantined on your property	we have not had to treat or quarantine any livestock for 5 years now.

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.	To the west, there is a wooded area of 50 yards separating us from a neighbor farm who raises cattle, hay. To the north there is 200 yards of woodland protecting us; to the east there is 50 feet separating one of our hay fields from conventional farming; to the south there is a wooded area of 100 yards and a mobile home park separating us.

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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