Jerry Brunetti at Agri-dynamics uses many "weeds" in his livestock nutritional products. www.agri-dyanmics.com
Jay McCaman
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From: Creation Farm
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Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: Looking for Farmers to give us your advice
Hello, there are several "weeds" that are actually medicinal herbs we will be processing for extracts. Things like burdock, mullein, plantain, st johns wort, goldenrod, yarrow, dandelion and others. As time goes on we will need to source more of these items from weedlots untouched by herbicides and other chemical fertilizers and oisons like insecticides.
Has anyone there at MSU to your knowledge taken a look at this aspect of so called "weed control" these herbal preparations from some of these weeds are really becoming mainstream products.
Also I was wondering since we are ready to start processing many of fthese weeds into herbal preparations if you know of or could refer us to any studies or programs that we could be involved with that would help increase this knowledge base or help us with addtional infrastructure to study the weed processing production and or the market for it as an additional revenue stream for organic growers, seperating the weeds like recycling items for sale to processors like us.
MIke at Creation Farm http://www.creationsoap.com
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From: Michigan organic growers seeking and offering information and ideas [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Vicki Morrone
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:30 AM
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Subject: Looking for Farmers to give us your advice
Subject: Looking for Participants
Dear Michigan Farmers,
Michigan State University is looking for volunteers who are interested in participating in a survey to provide feedback on the development of a Weed Identification Guide for Field Crops in Michigan. The survey and an example of a similar Weed ID Guide will be mailed to participants in March with the survey due back to the University in April. The example Weed ID Guide will be yours to keep. If you are interested in participating please contact Wesley Everman at [log in to unmask] or (517) 355-0271 x1223 to be added to the participant list.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Wesley Everman
Christy Sprague
ALSO Please forward this to other groups and lists that include Michigan farmers.
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Wesley Everman
Assistant Professor
Extension Weed Specialist
464 Plant and Soil Sciences Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
Office: (517) 355-0271 ext. 1223
Cell: (517) 898-7364
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www.msuweeds.com
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