Chemical Free feed

[cabincrazyone]

Before you two ladies start a boxing match (lol) may I ask about growth hormones here ... are commercial chicken feeds (sold in the typical feed store) free of any sort of chemistry for the CHICKENS such as growth hormones? I suppose they contain supplemental nutrients? ... or should I start another thread?

 

[Talihofarms]

Hormones are not allowed in animal feed.

Organic farming worked just fine befor Monsanto was a business.
Have you ever wondered when cancer became an issue in the good old USA.??????????????????????????

Its all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

People pay for organic because it cost more to produce. ......Or the other option is GMO and lots of chemicals.....



just my .02

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

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Pesticides don't harm plants.

GMOs aren't harmed by herbicides


Depending on the year and what weeds are an issue herbicides sometimes are used on wheat.

Can't speak for other areas, but here pesticides are often used on alfalfa.

Katy! I never said they harm the plant

And I beg pardon for the wrong term...

Oh but you did...you said

The only reason its GMO is so that pesticides can be used without killing the plant.

It doesn't matter whether a plant is a GMO or not a pesticide won't harm it....a pesticide kills bugs, not plants.​

Like I said, I used the wrong term

 

[Fred's Hens]

If you truly want organic feeds for your chickens, you are going to have to find a source.

The commercial (Purina, etc) feeds are indeed hormone free, because its use has been banned for decades. But the products (grains) that make up commercial feeds arrive by the train car load. Rest assured that they most likely are grown for Round Up Ready.

Organic is not intrinsically more expensive. This is merely all a matter of economy of scale, thus, you'll likely pay more for true organic feeds.

 

[Cargo]

My favorite organic feed is Cascade Poultry Feed from Magill Ranch

 

[Organics North]

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Depending on the year and what weeds are an issue herbicides sometimes are used on wheat.

Can't speak for other areas, but here pesticides are often used on alfalfa.

Interesting.. In Wisconsin I never recall seeing wheat sprayed.. (The little that is grown here is Winter hard red.) Alfalfa, I never recall spraying it back in the 70's and 80's in Wisconsin..
By no means am I up on all current practices..

So Katy,
What crops see the least amount of Pesticides?
What crops see the least amount of Herbicides?

ON

 

[Katy]

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Depending on the year and what weeds are an issue herbicides sometimes are used on wheat.

Can't speak for other areas, but here pesticides are often used on alfalfa.

Interesting.. In Wisconsin I never recall seeing wheat sprayed.. (The little that is grown here is Winter hard red.) Alfalfa, I never recall spraying it back in the 70's and 80's in Wisconsin..
By no means am I up on all current practices..

So Katy,
What crops see the least amount of Pesticides?
What crops see the least amount of Herbicides?

ON

Honestly those are hard questions to answer since it varies from year to year. It depends on what insects appear, what the rainfall is....or isn't, what kind of a stand you get when you plant, etc. Lots of variables.

We grow hard red winter wheat......that is probably the crop we spray the least and generally it's only herbicide, but there have been years we had to apply pesticide too.

Row crops (milo, corn, soybeans) most years use the most amount of herbicdes and pesticides.

Our alfalfa we spray for weevils before the first cutting or we won't have any hay to cut. They can wipe out an entire field in only a couple of days.

The other feed we grow for our cow herd (cane and silage) use some herbicide, but usually not too much.

As I said it's hard to say because each year is different.

 

[Organics North]

Thanks Katy!
I appreciate it.

ON

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

It doesn't matter whether a plant is a GMO or not a pesticide won't harm it....a pesticide kills bugs, not plants.

That's not entirely true... we bought a typical spray on pesticide from Home Depot for our indoor plants, and sprayed it on following the directions, and approx half of all the plants shriveled up and died.

 

[Katy]

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That's not entirely true... we bought a typical spray on pesticide from Home Depot for our indoor plants, and sprayed it on following the directions, and approx half of all the plants shriveled up and died.

Could be the insects had already done enough damage to kill those plant before they were sprayed.