Clean milk and a clean herd are of the utmost importance to us. We follow all state regulations with regards to milk testing, and go above and beyond by doing daily on-farm coliform testing. As far as we're aware, we're the only farm in Iowa selling raw milk that is tested daily, so you can be sure the milk you're getting is of the highest quality.
SPC & TC testing is done on ready-to-serve milk that has been processed, chilled, and stored according to our usual milking practice, so you can rest assured that we're not sending anything different in for testing than what you're getting when you buy milk from us. We do not try to "cheat the test" by milking directly from the teat into the test vial. That method doesn't capture any contamination that may occur in processing and storage, and is not an accurate reflection of the milk you buy. We believe there needs to be trust between buyer and seller, and that starts with providing accurate, trustworthy test results.
Standard Plate Counts & Total Coliform
Most Recent Test Results:
Sampled: 7/4/23, Reported 7/6/23 (On-Farm), Reported 7/10 (Lab)
Standard Plate Count (Legal Limit 25,000)
Hey Babe: 60
April: Dry - no test
Cinderella: Dry - no test
Total Coliform (Legal Limit 10)
Hey Babe: 0
April: Dry - no test
Cinderella: Dry - no test
Records of daily on-farm coliform tests:
Week of 7/9/23
Week of 7/2/23
Week of 6/25/23
Week of 6/18/23
Week of 6/11/23
Week of 6/4/23
Records of past monthly tests:
7/4/2023 Babe, (other does dry), performed on-farm
7/4/2023 Babe, (other does dry), performed at MQT Lab Services
6/5/2023 April & Babe, performed at MQT Lab Services
Biosecurity Test Results
Most Recent Test Results:
CAE
Hey Babe - Negative (6/7/23)
April - Negative (4/27/23)
Clover - Too Young To Test
Pennyroyal - Too Young To Test
Linden - Too Young To Test
Thistle - Too Young To Test
CL
Hey Babe - Negative (6/7/23)
April - Negative (4/27/23)
Clover - Too Young To Test
Pennyroyal - Too Young To Test
Linden - Too Young To Test
Thistle - Too Young To Test
Johne's Disease
Hey Babe - Negative (6/7/23)
April - Negative (4/27/23)
Clover - Too Young To Test
Pennyroyal - Too Young To Test
Linden - Too Young To Test
Thistle - Too Young To Test
Q-Fever
Hey Babe - Negative (6/7/23)
April - Negative (4/27/23)
Clover - Too Young To Test
Pennyroyal - Too Young To Test
Linden - Too Young To Test
Thistle - Too Young To Test
Records of past tests:
June 2023 Biosecurity Report (Nubilop-Acres Summers Hey Babe only)
April 2023 Biosecurity Report (LLG Goats April only)
Other Disease Test Results
Most Recent Test Results:
Brucellosis
Hey Babe - Negative (6/8/23)
April - Negative (6/8/23)
Tuberculosis
Hey Babe - Negative (6/9/23)
April - Negative (6/9/23)
Records of past tests:
