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  1. Since Grass Point was started in April of 2006 we have outlawed tail docking as inhumane treatment of dairy cows and removes a vital tool. 7:03 AM Oct 15th from web
  2. California bans tail docking cutting tails off cows http://www.google.com/hoste... 7:02 AM Oct 15th from web
  3. @Willowbottom You are so correct! www.grasspoint.com 8:11 AM Sep 28th from web in reply to Willowbottom
  4. VitaminD is attracting more research showing prevention of cancer, heart disease, hypertension, & diabetes. Grass fed milk has natural vit D 7:48 AM Sep 2nd from web
  5. The study evaluates differences between milk, butter & cream. At this point they have concluded a taste and color difference. More 2 come. 9:48 AM Aug 20th from web
  6. The research study will be a 3year project that is evaluating differences between grass fed dairy & confinement dairy. 9:45 AM Aug 20th from web
  7. August 12th we attended a special presentation from the Center For Dairy Research and WI Department of Ag on a grass fed dairy study. 9:42 AM Aug 20th from web
  8. @gjazz43 visit www.grasspoint.com and buy online. 9:41 AM Aug 20th from web in reply to gjazz43
  9. Had some great cheeses at the American Cheese Society show in Austin last weekend. What a great organization filled with top cheesemakers. 10:52 AM Aug 13th from web
  10. @FreshIdeasGroup Thank you. 10:46 AM Aug 13th from web in reply to FreshIdeasGroup
  11. @mekiser You got it. Vit D was started to be added sometime in the 30s; which is when they started moving cows inside. 7:11 AM Aug 4th from web in reply to mekiser
  12. Vit D comes from the sun. If the cows are allowed to go outside they collect vit D and can pass it along to our kids; go grass fed. 7:14 AM Aug 3rd from web
  13. Millions of US kids lack Vitamin D, but Grass fed milk has higher levels of natural Vit D http://bit.ly/2H5PbX 7:13 AM Aug 3rd from web
  14. Remember rain is good. Our grass based dairy farmers need 1 inch of rain each week to maintain good, growing pastures. Think rain; its ok. 11:44 AM Jul 23rd from web
  15. CAFOs can have unmanageable concentrations of untreated manure creating air and water pollution. If it smells bad it usually is bad. 11:42 AM Jul 23rd from web
  16. Most CAFOs are massive (thousands of animals), extremely crowded, diet is high corn/soy, feed shipped in & cows live on concrete. 11:41 AM Jul 23rd from web
  17. CAFO = Confined Animal Feeding Operations. These are places where cows don't get grass & are not free to enjoy open pastures. 11:37 AM Jul 23rd from web
  18. Mark A. Kastel of The Cornucopia Institute recently reported that 30-40% of organic milk is now supplied from CAFOs. 11:35 AM Jul 23rd from web
  19. Not only is grass good for us, animals and the earth it has a natural beauty. Hillsides, schoolyards, roadsides all bring serenity w/ grass. 11:31 AM Jul 23rd from web
  20. Grass is a guardian of the water supplies of cities. The connection between city communities and rural commuities is real and grass is good. 11:29 AM Jul 23rd from web