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I finally caught up today with Laurel Iwig of Iwig Family Dairy, which, as you can see from the link, at last has a web site up and running, and a fine site it is too.

If you have questions about the dairy, you can find most answers on their site, including information about how they raise their cattle and where you can find their milk. But I always have more questions!

My first question actually came from Jay, who, in a recent comment on a previous post, asked whether Iwig milk is fortified with vitamin D. The answer: The skim and 2% milk (and any other product that doesn’t include all the naturally occurring cream) do have vitamin D added. Laurel Iwig said that such fortification is required but that whole milk has enough adequate vitamin D and, therefore, isn’t fortified.

I asked about how they raise their cattle and feed them, but it turns out those answers are on their web site, so I’ll let you get it straight from the cow’s mouth (teat?). Laurel said the 90-cow herd is primarily Holsteins plus some Jerseys and a couple of Brown Swiss. (More about that on the web site too.)

One thing I didn’t ask her about was the farm’s recent hiatus when, according to a company employee who spoke to me at the Merc, their pasteurizing equipment quit. No matter, I guess, as they’re up and running again. By the way, they don’t use rBGH, and customers like Jay and me appreciate that.