By Roman Stoltzfoos
Fall is approaching and so are the NODPA Field Days at the Pompey Rod and Gun Club, 2035 Swift Road, Pompey, NY 13138, on September 25 & 26, 2025. Are you planning on going? Now is the time to make plans to learn and get on other people’s farms. And hear news and opinions about trends in the markets. This is so important to keeping a learning edge. September 25 and 26th are important days on the calendar. And, if you get your name in before the 12th you’ll get a discount. We have the field days kicking off with a farm tour to TRE-G Farms, see the brochure or this NODPA News for more details. What does Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance do? Good question. NODPA is in place to give a unified voice to organic milk producers in the northeast; hence their ability to give you good information. They do not sell anything except knowledge about the markets and Info like the Field Days. We all need more of that. Ed Maltby does an excellent job evaluating and reporting on markets, trends and sometimes bad government policy. Nora Owens is a priceless addition to the organizational part of the program and NODPA News.
With the spring rains drying up and fall upon us we have lots of opportunities to make good yet on this season and make good management decisions for next season. So hone your management skills by attending the NODPA Field Days and mix with other farmers and share ideas that worked for you or that you are curious about. We have a session on Trends in Organic Dairy talking about A2A2 genetics and direct sales from the farm with Nathan Weaver and others discussing this topic.
The keynote speaker, Michael McCaffery will guide us through the maze of breeding information to get the right cow on your future dairy, in his Enhancing Production by Breeding for the Best Cow Characteristics for Every Production System. What will your future herd look like? Then we have Lessons from Successful grass-fed Dairies by Sarah Flack; always a good investment of your time to listen to the voice of experience.
We look forward to seeing you there and having you learn with us what’s important for next year and the next. The Organic movement is growing fast. The 100% grass fed movement is growing faster. So, let’s learn all we can about making the right decisions for the future of our Farms. Remember when people laughed at Organic Dairy and laughed even harder at 100% Grass-fed Organic Dairy? Well, here’s the deal, “He who laugh last, laughs best.” Come and laugh and learn with us at the 2025 NODPA Field days.
Roman Stoltzfoos, NODPA Co-President
Phone: 717-278-1070, and texting is preferred
Email: romanstoltzfoos@gmail.com.
Posted: to Industry News on Fri, Sep 5, 2025
Updated: Fri, Sep 5, 2025
