1. Name of farm: Dobler Hill Dairy, LLC
2. Farmer’s/Farm Family name: Darryl and Andria Koistinen
3. Street address: PO Box 277
4. City: Woodland
5. State (2-letter abbreviation): WA
6. Zip: 98674
7. Phone number: 360-263-4230
8. Email: doblerhilldairy@gmail.com
9. Website: www.doblerhilldairy.com
Type of Farm/Farm Practices
10. Are you Certified Organic? No
11. Are you Certified Biodynamic? No
12. If you are not Certified Organic, do you use organic production methods? Yes
13. Do you use synthetic fertilizers? No
14. Do you use any of the following: nonorganic pesticides, herbicides, parasiticides, or fungicides? No
Animal Husbandry
15. Do you keep livestock? Yes
16. What animals do you keep?
Goats (list breeds): Purebred Nubians
17. Do you use antibiotics? Yes
18. Are the animals pasture-fed? Yes
19. How much and for how long: It depends – during winter not a lot, during summer alot
20. Do you practice managed grazing? No
21. Do you apply compost or compost tea? Yes
22. Do you apply other soil amendments? No
23. Do you use supplemental feed?
For cows, sheep, and/or goats (list type): Yes, Riedtyk’s Dairy 16.
Raw Milk
24. Do you supply raw milk? Yes
25. Do you keep your barn and milk room clean? Yes
26. Do you keep the cows clean/teats washed? Yes
27. Do you thoroughly wash your milking equipment after every milking? Yes
28. Are cows with mastitis or other health problems excluded from milking? Yes
29. Are cows tested for disease? Yes
Which tests, and how often: We are licensed by the State of Washington. Our goats are tested once a year. We test goat milk periodically to make sure all is going well.
30. Is the milk routinely tested for pathogens, coliform count? Yes
Which tests, and how often: Yes, The Washington State Department of Agriculture tests our milk monthly.
31. Is the farm water routinely tested? Yes
32. Are milk and milk products kept well chilled? Yes
33. Other/Explain (list any other routine practices, or explain any of your answers above? Washington State has very stringent rules on how to produce and handle raw milk. We respect these rules, they are our minimum standard. We will do additional procedures if we feel it is necessary.
Farm Products
38. Please check off the products you sell and list current prices
Raw whole milk: 1/2 gallon of goat milk sells for $5 at the farm.
Additional Information
39. Do you only sell animals that are raised on your farm at the address listed?
Yes
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40. Are the animals born on your farm at the address listed? Yes
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41. Do you ever purchase animals from auctions or from your processor or do you ever buy parts from your processor (whole pork bellies…)? No
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42. Do you personally attend to your animals at least once a day or do you hire help or farmers to do that for you? Personally Attend
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43. Do you purchase pre-mixed feed from an elevator or do you grind your own? Purchase
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