Livestock Application

Guindon Farms

Owner: Matthew and Barb Guindon

Farm Address:
9111 Cty 416 H Rd
Cornell, MI 49818
Delta County
United States

daytime phone: 906-384-6517
evening phone: 906-384-6517
Web site: http://guindonfarms.com/

Application Date: 2009-01-10

Applicant Details

Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program:	We are currently in the process of preparing to be Certified Organic in the spring and understand that this certification alone will not assure many prospective customers.
Are you currently third party Certified for your livestock operation by any other organization (Organic, Biodynamic, etc)?	yes
If yes, please note which certification and agency:	OCIA
Have you ever been certified in the past?	no
Have you ever been denied certification?	no
How did you hear about Certified Naturally Grown?	Checking websites to gain information and links for our new website.
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:	plow
Do you use Cover Crops?	yes
If yes, please list:	rye, clover & alfalfa
Do you use Compost?	yes
Please note general sources (on farm,purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.):	on farm
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".	518 bushels the acre
Do you use Manure?	yes
Please note general sources of manure:	Our own cattle.
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".	518 bushels to the 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.
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.	We have not had a weed problem and do not spray our grains or hay or pasture
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.	We have not had any pest problems in our grains, hay or pasture
Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name:	we do not irrigate
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.	Limousin Cattle 19 calves born 2010 1 calf born 1/11/11 15 calves expected Feb- April 26 calves to be born over the next three months with mothers managed according to CNG standards
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.)	rotate daily to once a week depending on time of year and pasture growth. Sometimes young cattle go ahead of older cows depending on how fast pasture is growing
Do the animals listed above include cows, goats, sheep or other ruminants?	no
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.	no pest problems
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.	Have not had a need as yet
Provide details of all livestock owned by you, or grazed on your land, that are treated and quarantined on your property	All animals are ear tagged and records are kept on all of them

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.	only two ten acre fields border a neighbor all other fields border woods. those two fields a fifty yard area will be left and either fed to the donkey's or sold

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.
You may use this space to tell us anything else you think we should know about your farm:	WE were certified organic by OCIA in 2009 and all calves born in the spring of 2010 & 2011 were born to mothers that have been fed only hay and/or grain that is certified organic and raised using sustainable practices