Grange News

- by Esther Gregg

June 7 , 2007

Grays River Grange traditionally celebrates June as Dairy Month by serving dairy products for refreshments and invite speakers to talk about their dairy projects. This year at the next meeting on June 12 at 7:30 p.m. we'll have a speaker telling us about the efforts to establish an organic dairy, the benefits to the milk user, dairyman and to the environment.

We will also have a speaker tell us how, through effective breeding, there can be a reduced incidence of mastitis, which adversely affects the quality and quantity of milk. There will also be a program to help develop the "stayability" of cows in a herd. That simply means that a cow will remain in productivity a little longer than average.

You need not be a Grange member to attend. We welcome anyone interested in these issues to come and enjoy our refreshments. We always seem to have more than enough!