Newsletter - September 1999
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Can you believe it? Here we are again at the end of another gorgeous summer with fall fast approaching. In the last three to six month, many new developements have ocurred as fas as the genetically modified crop scenario is concerned. Let me preface that just a bit by telling you that Europe has banned virtually all of the GMOs and one of the biggest things is of course the mad cow disease. This has basically made the Europeans so very afraid of anything after what both England and Belgium have been through.

It May Reduce the Risk of Cancer
An interesting article in this newsletter is one that recommends the use of Linoleic and Linolenic acid. Basically, this comes from different oil sources such as Evening Primrose, Flaxseed Oil and Borage Oil. you will see the interesting comments we have made on these articles. We have said for a long time that both humans and animals do much better on these oils. An interesting note is that they are now finding out that we cannot do without some oils or fats in our diets. These are things that will continue to help us decrease body fat and fat accumulation. It appears to be the same thing in animals One of the most interesting factors is that the whole North American obsession with cutting back on fat has caused a lot of mental disturbances in a great number of people.

USA Seeks to Ban Non-Pasteurized Cheese from World Trade
In the Wall Street Journal, the USA is seeking to ban non-pasteurized cheese from world trade. The issue was brought to a head when two people died and a third fell into a coma after they consumed what they thouht was an Epoisses cheese. It was made in rural Burgundy in France. As it turned out it was an imitation, it didn't come from raw milk but rather was made from pasteurized milk.

The same thing happened in the United States with sales of non-pasteurized apple juice last year. When the real truth came out, this apple juice had all been so-called pasteurized. It is interesting that the final analysis by the gentleman from France is that on an absolute basis (whatever that means) pasteurized milk cheeses are safer, however the problem is that they don't taste like cheese.

Non-Antibiotic Mastitis Control Looks Good in Irish Research
Many of you have wondered about Culbac and how it works. A nice little article came in the Irish Farmers Journal. Culbac works because they are using lactic acid and other natural inhibitors such as the bacteriocin produced by lactic acid bacteria. A very intersting article and I hoep that many of read it. This of course applies to all types of livestock.

Europeans Turn to Wildlife to Escape Tainted Meats
Another article is taken from the New York Times, of all places. After all of the problems with one food safety scare after another, the Europeans in the Belgium-Brussels area are turning to non-fed exotic meat. They are importing kangaroo meat like crazy. It has become a very boutique type of game meat and last year Australia exported 13 million pounds. By coincidence a shipment of several hundred tons of sausage grade kangaroo reached Europe just as the recent Belgian dioxin scare broke out. Kind of interesting, isn't it?

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
Another intersting little article that is included in an article put out by the Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients, a magazine that we get here in this office. The article as you can see is a wasting disease and characterized by sponge-like holes in the brain. All forms of TSE as they call this, are caused by prions, disease-causing proteins that are unrelated to bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. Much of this has been studied and talked about since 1916 however we are now re-inventing a brand new wheel and in the United States we are told there is no mad cow disease.
However! One of our fiends from Michigan has just informed us that if someone dies from Alzheimer's, the medical people in the United States absolutely refuse to do any type of autopsy or if the body has been donated to research, they will not use the body because they are scared to death of guess what - Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human form of TSE. If you want to do further research, you can look on the internet at www.gerson.org.

They are also finding now that there is a direct connection between infection, exhaustion, emotional stress and over exposure to the sun which are known to trigger flare-ups of lupus. Now they are implicating NutraSweet and Aspartame. You can also look on the internet if you want to see more of that at www.dorway.com/blayport.txt.

Government, Business Now Open Partners to Push Food Globalization
One other interesting article that might catch your eye is one by Alan Guebert. Mr. Guebert is from Illinois and writes many articles about the wonderful world of politics and in here you will see some of his writings on how governments and big business are now combined to globally push their food globalization. This will give yo a bit of an idea of what is going on in our political system and how bad this really is.

Genetically Modified Organisms
Having said all of this, the thing on GMOs is really starting to heat up. This week, I will be taping a program on TVO, channel 28, airing Thanksgiving Day, October 11 on the More to Life show at 1:00pm. This documentary is devoted to discussing genetically modified foods. They will have several people for and several against, and this would probably be a good thing to observe.

The GMO thing in recent months has become a hot topic of debate and the big chain stores and sitributors of food are getting backed into a serious conrner about whether or not to label GMO food. I don't understand why they don't label food for people to eat so they are orally vaccinated without any more needles! You would think that these people of this supposed level of brilliance and intelligence would see this as one of the greatest marketing ploys to get premium profits for their seriously messed up food. However, they seem to be very reluctant. One has to seriously question if this stuff is as good as they say it is, why are they so afraid of labeling?

Feed Sampling
Just a reminder that we are encouraging all of you to get your feed sampled as many of you have done. It is getting to be that time of year when you will be stabling animals again and the sooner that you get this done, the better and easier it will be for Carl and Betty Ann to get these rations done for you. Any of you that are in the poultry or hog industry, with all these new types of feed out there including corn and soybeans, it certainly would not hurt to get some of these tests done on some of these ingredients especially if you are doing your own mixing.
Until next time, we wish you the very best in farming and the very best that life has to offer.

From the staff at Bio-Ag:
Murray, Florence, Susan, Carl, Ted, Bill, Mel, Betty Ann and Mary Lou.
Bio-Ag

Mixing Fee

Since opening our premix facility in January, we have made many changes to fine tune our equipment. As we had expected, we are now doing more custom mixes, making it more convenient for our customers. An example of this, is mixing several feed supplements together to save you time on feeding your livestock. Instead of feeding each ingredient separately, you can now make "one trip around the barn." We are very pleased to fulfill your requests and trust that you will take advantage of our made-to-order services.
In fairness to all of you, we have decided to charge a standard fee for all custom mixes. As of September 1, a charge of 35 cents per bag will be applied on all mixes. This includes a combination of different ingredients or premixes that require additions to our standard formulas. Our standard line of premixes will be exempt from this charge.
We invite your input with regards to special combinations of feed supplements that will make your operation run more smoothly. Please feel free to call the office and we will do our best to accomodate you.

Bio-Ag Dealer Profile

Henry and Janet Boot

Henry and Janet Boot have a 30 head Jersey herd on a 100 acre farm at Clinton. Henry, a graduate of Ridgetown College, along with Janet have a background in the broiler breeder industry. From 1980 to 1993 they owned and operated a poultry farm in Wyoming, Ontario. Since 1985 they have been working with organics and were certified organic on the land from 1989 to 1993. In 1993 they went into the dairy industry and moved to Clinton along with their two daughters.

Working with the cows, they became interested in homeopathy. After experiencing the loss of several cows to E. Coli mastitis problems, they started on the Bio-Ag program in the spring of 1997. Like most customers, they started with a few products, namely Vitamin C and Protein Feed and they pastured their cows on intensively grassed pasture. Several things they experienced while on the Bio-Ag program included reduced mastitis problems, saved cows and reduced vet bills.
Henry and Janet attended seminars, talked to several other Bio-Ag customers and increased their awareness of natural ways to make their business more profitable. Because of their success with Bio-Ag products and a strong interest in organics, natural health and homeopathy, they joined the Bio-Ag team as dealers in 1997. Their distribution area covers Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth, Mitchell, Exeter, Parkhill and surrounding areas.

It was natural that with their extensive background in the poultry industry, that they assumed the role of Bio-Ag Poultry Consultants. Henry and Janet are a definite asset to the Bio-Ag team. Their involvement in the agricultural business is augmented by serving on committees, Janet on the Huron County Milk Committee and Henry on the Huron Federation of Agriculture. Their enthusiasm and dedication are contagious and they are more than willing to discuss Bio-Ag's advantages with you. You can contact Henry and Janet at (519) 233-5454 phone and fax or by calling Head Office at 1-800-363-5278.

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