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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