Cloghaun Farm

1. Name of farm: Cloghaun Farm

2. Farmer’s/Farm Family name: Lyons Family

3. Street address: 2692 165th Ave.

4. City: Morley

5. State (2-letter abbreviation): MI

6. Zip: 49336

7. Phone number: 231-349-0973

8. Email: cloghaunfarm@hotmail.com

9. Website:

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?

Chickens (list breeds): Black Australorps
Freedom Rangers

Ducks (list breeds):

Turkeys (list breeds): Coming Soon!

Other Poultry (list type and breeds):

Cows (list breeds): Jersey

Goats (list breeds):

Pigs (list breeds): Coming Soon!

Sheep (list breeds):

Other Animals (list type and breeds):

17. Do you use antibiotics? No

18. Are the animals pasture-fed? Yes

19. How much and for how long: as season permits

20. Do you practice managed grazing? Yes

21. Do you apply compost or compost tea? Yes

22. Do you apply other soil amendments? Yes

23. Do you use supplemental feed?

For poultry (list type): Non-GMO grains, grown without pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides.

For cows, sheep, and/or goats (list type): Soy-Free, Non-GMO grain grown without pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides.

For pigs (list type):

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: TB & Johne’s Disease once every 2 years

30. Is the milk routinely tested for pathogens, coliform count? Yes
Which tests, and how often: SPC-monthly
PIC-monthly
Coliforms-monthly
SCC-monthly
Salmonella-2x/year
Staph Aureus-2x/year
E. Coli-2x/year
Lysteria-2x/year

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? Milk is kept chilled in a bulk tank. Milking system meets Grade A standards.

Butchering Practices

34. Do you sell milk? No

35. Meat butchered at a USDA-certified or state-certified abattoir?

36. Meat butchered on the farm?

37. Describe or explain any butchering practices:

Farm Products

38. Please check off the products you sell and list current prices

Raw whole milk: We sell shares in our milking herd. Share Owners receive approximately 1 gallon of raw milk, per share.

Raw butter:

Raw cream:

Raw ice cream:

Raw sour cream:

Raw yogurt:

Raw kefir:

Raw cottage cheese:

Whey:

Cheese (list types):

Other dairy (list):

Beef/veal:

Pork:

Goat/kid:

Mutton/lamb:

Other meat:

Chicken: Yes-Pastured

Duck:

Turkey:

Other poultry:

Eggs (list type, chicken, duck, etc) : Yes-Pastured Chicken Eggs

Honey: Yes-from hives on the farm

Produce (list typical offerings): Yes-Fruits & vegetables in season

Prepared foods (list typical offerings):

Other:

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?

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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? Grind Own

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