Name: Livestock/Poultry Feed/Pasture Questionnaire 11-1

Name: Livestock/Poultry Feed/Pasture Questionnaire 11-1

Livestock/Poultry Feed [NOP §205.237]

Source of feed

1.  Do you grow any livestock feed on your farm? Yes No If feed grown on your farm is to be IDALS-certified, complete an Organic Crop Farm System Plan. Provide verification of crop certification if by another certification organization.

2.  Provide the following information regarding planned annual organic feed needs for your operation, including grains and forages, for any livestock/poultry (including transitional dairy livestock) for which certification is requested :

Type of Livestock / Type of Feed / Planned
Amount
Produced
on-farm / Planned
Amount Purchased / If Purchased: Source

3.  Do you grind or mix livestock feed on your farm? Yes No

4.  If yes, do you own, rent or borrow feed grinding or mixing equipment?

own rent borrow

5.  If feed mixing or grinding equipment is used for both organic and conventional livestock feed (whether on your farm or not), explain the cleaning process used to prevent the contamination of the organic feed. [NOP §205.272 (a)]:

Emergency Feed Plans [NOP §205.201(a)(6)]

6.  What do you foresee as a livestock feed supply emergency? What do you plan to do in a situation of short supply of organic feed?

Organic Feed Storage [NOP §205.201 (a)(1),(2),&(5)]

7.  Describe your feed storage locations. Not applicable

Storage unit & Location / Type of Feed Stored / Type of Storage / Capacity / Pest Control Methods Used, if any

Conventional Feed Storage [NOP §205.201 (a)(5)] not applicable

8.  Are conventional livestock on your farm fed conventional grain? Yes No

9.  If yes, complete the following:

Type of Grain / Source / Storage Location

10.  What measures are taken to ensure that conventional grain is not fed to organic livestock?

11.  Are any of your conventional livestock treated with products that contain substances prohibited in organic livestock production? If so, identify the inputs and indicate how contamination of organic livestock is prevented. Not Applicable

Medication or other
Feed Input / Species to which it is given / Segregation Measures / Administered by
(Self Veterinarian/Other)

Pasture Management [NOP §205.237 (a) and §205.239 (a)(2)]

12.  Do you graze your animals in a pasture, or pastures? Yes No If yes, indicate the location(s) of the pastures on your farm map and complete the following.

13.  Describe your livestock grazing practices (e.g. grazing in pasture borders, grazing in crop buffers, rotational grazing, permanent pasture or other practices).

14.  Access to outdoors for all organic livestock/poultry is required. Temporary confinement because of inclement weather, the animal’s stage of production, conditions that jeopardize the animal’s health and safety, and risk to soil and water quality is allowed. Explain all conditions that would cause you to decide to confine your organic livestock. Be specific with quantitative requirements (i.e.: chicks less than __ days of age, wind chill factor of __ºF, and etc.). [NOP §205.239 (b)]

15.  What inputs (manure, fertilizer, insecticides, etc) products do you plan to apply to your pastures? Submit product labels for all purchased inputs.

Input / Label submitted? / Reason for application
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo

Water [NOP §205.238 (a)(3) and §205.201 (a)(2)]

16.  What are your sources of water for livestock or poultry use?

on-site well municipal water river/creek/pond

other (specify):

17.  If you use additives in the water, list them and state your reason for using them. none used

18.  Describe any water contamination problems in your area of the state. no known contamination problems

A107PL-DE07e Organic Livestock Farm System Plan