Publicly funded organic dairy research and extension programs

1. University of New Hampshire organic dairy. Lee, NH. http://organicdairy.unh.edu/ List of organic dairy experts: http://organicdairy.unh.edu/experts.html

2. UMaine Cooperative Extension. Richard (Rick) Kersbergen, phone 207-342-5971, email richardk@umext.maine.edu

3. Vermont Cooperative Extension. Heather Darby, Adjunct Extension Assistant Professor, phone 802-524-6501 Ext. 206, email Heather.Darby@uvm.edu

4. USDA-ARS New England Plant, Soil, and Water Laboratory, Orono, Maine. http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=19-15-05-00

• Nutrient Cycling and Utilization on Organic Dairy Farms: http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/projects/projects.htm?accn_no=409326 Contact Timothy (Tim) Griffin, agronomist, phone 207-581-3292, email tim.griffin@ars.usda.gov
• Grain Production and Use on Organic Dairy Farms in Maine and Vermont: http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/projects/projects.htm?accn_no=410655 Contact Timothy (Tim) Griffin, agronomist, phone 207-581-3292, email tim.griffin@ars.usda.gov
• Reducing off-Farm Grain Inputs on Northeast Organic Dairy Farms: http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/projects/projects.htm?accn_no=410371 Contact John Halloran, agricultural economist, phone 207-581-3281, email john.halloran@ars.usda.gov

5. USDA-ARS University Park, Pennsylvania. Kathy Soder, animal scientist. http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people/people.htm?personid=5300 Phone 814-865-3158, email kathy.soder@ars.usda.gov

6. California State University, Chico, California, Organic Dairy. http://www.csuchico.edu/agr/farm/dairy/ Cindy Daley, Dairy Unit Supervisor, phone 530-898-6280, email cdaley@csuchico.edu. Farm phone 530-898-6022.

7. Cornell University, Quality Milk Production Services, Ithaca, New York. Linda Tikofsky, extension veterinarian, phone 607-255-8202, email lg40@cornell.edu

Non-profit groups and support programs

Northeast

1. Northeast Organic Dairy Producers' Alliance (NODPA), Executive Director Ed Maltby, Deerfield, MA, phone 413-772-0444 or 413-427-7323; email ednodpa@comcast.net ; web www.nodpa.com or www.organicmilk.org

2. Lisa McCrory, NOFA-Vermont's Dairy Technical Program, phone 802-434-4122, web http://www.nofavt.org/programs/dairy-technical-assistance.php

3. Vermont Pasture Network. Jennifer Colby, Outreach Coordinator, phone 802-656-0858, email jcolby@uvm.edu web http://www.uvm.edu/~pasture/

4. NOFA-Massachusetts Organic Dairy Program, phone (978) 355-2853,
web http://www.nofamass.org/programs/organicdairy/index.php

5. Pennsylvania Certified Organic (PCO), phone (814) 814-364-1344, email info@paorganic.org PCO publishes Organic Dairy Matters, a monthly resource for organic dairy producers: http://www.paorganic.org/newsletter.htm#dairymatters

6. New York Organic Dairy Initiative, Fay Benson, phone 607-753-5077. Web http://www.nyfarmviability.org/project-organicdairy.asp

Midwest

Midwest Organic Dairy Producers' Alliance (MODPA), President Steve Pechacek, Mondovi, WI, phone (715) 946-3050, email spgp@nelson-tel.net

West

Western Organic Dairy Producers' Alliance (WODPA), President Tony Azevedo, Stevinson, CA, phone 209-634-0187, email mcdairy@koalas.com

Books and online publications

Organic Dairy Farming: A Resource for Farmers. 2006. Jody Padgham, editor. Completely expanded and updated version of the classic Organic Dairy Farming, originally published by the Kickapoo Organic Resource Network. Available for $19.95 + s/h through the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), phone 715-772-3153, web http://www.mosesorganic.org/mosesgeneral/booklist.htm

The Organic Decision: Transitioning to Organic Dairy Production. 2005. revised edition. By Steve Richards, Steve Bulkley, Craig Alexander, Wayne Knoblaugh & Dan Demaine. Extension Bulletin 06-10. Order from the Cornell Dept. of Applied Economics and Management. $15 + s/h. phone 607-255-8429, email ldp2@cornell.edu web http://aem.cornell.edu/order/index.htm

Organic Dairy Production. 2004. Sarah Flack. One of the Organic Principles and Practices handbook series published by the Northeast Organic Farming Association. $9.50 + s/h, available from NOFA New York. Phone 607-652-NOFA, email ldp2@cornell.edu,
web http://www.nofany.org/publications.html

Organic Livestock Workbook. 2004. NCAT's overview of the organic certification process including checklists of allowed practices and materials to help prepare an organic system plan. Free online at http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/livestockworkbook.pdf

Northeast Grazing Guide. http://www.umaine.edu/grazingguide/

ATTRA Dairy Resource List: Organic and Pasture-Based (published 2006) http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/dairy_resources.html

Economic studies

Retail and Consumer Aspects of the Organic Milk Market. By Carolyn Dimitri and Kathryn M. Venezia. Outlook Report No. LDPM-155-01. 18 pp, May 2007. Published by USDA Economic Research Service. Online at http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/LDP/2007/05May/LDPM15501/

A comparison of conventional and organic milk production systems. By William McBride and Catherine Greene. USDA-ERS report. May 2007. Online at http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/pdf_view.pl?paperid=26239&ftype=.pdf

Cost and Returns to Organic Dairy Farming in Maine and Vermont for 2004, published Nov. 2005. Univ. of Maine. By Timothy J. Dalton, Lisa A. Bragg. Rick Kersbergen, Robert Parsons, Glenn Rogers, Dennis Kauppila, and Qingbin Wang. Online at http://www.umaine.edu/grazingguide/Main%20Pages/organic%20dairy%20costs%20and%20ret.pdf

Summary of Economic Studies of Organic Dairy Farming in Wisconsin, New England, and Quebec, By Tom Kriegl. March 20, 2006. Center for Dairy Profitability, Univ. WI. Online at
http://cdp.wisc.edu/pdf/Organic%20Econ%20in%20N%20E,%20Q,%20&%20W1.pdf

Survey quantifies cost of organic milk production in California. By Leslie Butler. 2002. Online at http://californiaagriculture.ucop.edu/0205SO/pdfs/orgmilk.pdf