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Jersey Dairy Cattle
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Grass-Finished Beef
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Pasture Poultry
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Icelandic Sheep
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Garden Produce
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Pork
Welcome to Jordandal Farm, a small, family-owned operation dedicated to sustainable agriculture, nutrient density and quality over quantity. We would like to thank you for your support of our homegrown produce and pasture-raised livestock; eating healthy is continuing to be very important in today's fast-paced world, and knowing where & how your food is being raised should be equally important.
On our website we hope to provide as much information as we can about our farming practices, our products, and how to learn more about healthy eating. Please feel free to contact us with questions or comments on other topics as we enjoy learning as well!
Jordandal Farm has been featured in the Sustainable Times, The Monroe Times, Bountiful Cupboard and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. In November, 2007, representatives from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel spent a day with us and published a wonderful article about our farm: Jordandal Article. There is also an accompanying Video.
GRASS FARMING
We allow our Scottish Highland beef cattle and Icelandic sheep to enjoy pasture grass as much as possible so they can get necessary nutrients naturally. We also provide free-choice organic minerals and supplements which include kelp, brewers' yeast and probiotics. Unlike commercial livestock, they are not supplied with grain, animal by-products, synthetic hormones or feed antibiotics. They eat what Nature intended for them to eat- grass. Therefore, our grass-fed animals provide us with a win-win-win situation:
- Healthier for the animals
- Healthier for the planet
- Healthier for us!!
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WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Sustainable agriculture is a holistic approach to agriculture. Land, people, goals, capital, crops and livestock are managed to yield the best possible results on the farm. By reducing inputs, sustainable agriculture encourages conservation and multiple uses of resources. It promotes diversity, using multiple species and natural methods to recycle matter and nutrients to maintain the land productivity now and in the future. It encourages local food production as well as a diverse and sustainable farming community, drawing together farmers and consumers into cooperative partnerships.
ANIMAL CLONING
Cloning is the term commonly used to refer to a procedure known as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the procedure which was first used to create Dolly the sheep in 1996.
Agricultural researchers are interested in cloning livestock such as cows, pigs, sheep, goats and poultry primarily for the purposes of breeding to create copies of "valuable" animals. Currenly, farmers use the animals that have the best genetics for some desired quality such as fast growth, leaner meat or high milk production as breeding animals to produce offspring that will have similar qualities. By cloning these top breeders, farmers want to extend their reproductive potential and create whole herds or flocks with these uniform characteristics.
Opposition to cloning is gaining momentum as more people learn about the serious animal welfare, human health, environmental and ethical concerns associated with this practice. Read the full article at EndAnimalCloning.org.
Read more about the petition to regulate cloned animals submitted to the FDA.
