Dairy – Center for Environmental Farming Systems https://cefs.ncsu.edu Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:12:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://cefs.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/cropped-CEFS-Site-Icon-01-32x32.jpg Dairy – Center for Environmental Farming Systems https://cefs.ncsu.edu 32 32 Web Resources: Small-Scale Livestock https://cefs.ncsu.edu/resources/resource-small-scale-livestock/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 16:11:06 +0000 https://cefs.ncsu.edu/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=23639

Web Resources: Small-Scale Livestock

A list of resources gathered by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent of Chatham County, NC based on small-scale livestock production.

]]> For Artisan Cheesemakers: What to Ask and What to Expect When Working with Distributors and Retailers (2016) https://cefs.ncsu.edu/resources/for-artisan-cheesemakers-what-to-ask-and-what-to-expect-when-working-with-distributors-and-retailers/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 05:00:00 +0000 https://cefs.ncsu.edu/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=14376

For Artisan Cheesemakers: What to Ask and What to Expect When Working with Distributors and Retailers

You are an Artisan Cheesemaker who wants to find an economical way to have your products delivered to buyers. You may also want assistance in marketing your product so that you can increase production. Distributors offer services that can help with both.

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Cheese Business Resource Guide

This one-page resource guide provides resources for business development and technical knowledge for small- and mid-scale dairies and cheesemakers. Some resources are state-specific to North Carolina, but national associations and resources are also included.

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]]> Economics of Pasture Based Dairy Farming (2006) https://cefs.ncsu.edu/resources/economics-of-pasture-based-dairy-farming-2006/ Tue, 28 Jun 2016 15:07:12 +0000 https://cefs.ncsu.edu/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=5662

Economics of Pasture Based Dairy Farming (2006)

This presentation, prepared by Dr. Geoffrey Benson of NC State’s Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, addresses the economics of pasture-based dairy farming.

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Dairy Unit Overview (2012)

This short video gives an overview of CEFS’ Pasture-Based Dairy Unit.

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]]> North Carolina Farmstead Creamery Survey Report (2015) https://cefs.ncsu.edu/resources/north-carolina-farmstead-creamery-survey-report-2015/ Tue, 03 May 2016 12:21:33 +0000 https://cefs-temp.ncsu.edu/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=3448

North Carolina Farmstead Creamery Survey Report (2015)

In 2015, NC Growing Together conducted a survey of 23 farmstead creameries to gather information to describe and measure the size of this growing farm-based industry. The survey will be repeated in the spring of 2017.

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Calf Feeding Video (2012)

This short video from the CEFS Dairy Unit illustrates how milk is fed to roughly 20 calves at a time using a trough.

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]]> Selling Fluid Milk to Grocery Stores through Direct Store Delivery (2016) https://cefs.ncsu.edu/resources/selling-fluid-milk-to-grocery-stores-through-direct-store-delivery-extension-publication-lf-009/ Fri, 22 Apr 2016 14:01:25 +0000 https://cefs-temp.ncsu.edu/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=3212

Selling Fluid Milk to Grocery Stores through Direct Store Delivery (2016)

Are you a small or medium-scale, North Carolina fluid milk producer-processor? Are you interested in expanding your market to North Carolina grocery stores? This publication will help you start selling fluid milk directly to grocery stores through direct store delivery, or DSD.

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]]> Best practices and metrics for dairy farms transitioning conventional dairy operations to on-farm value-added production (2015) https://cefs.ncsu.edu/resources/best-practices-and-metrics-for-dairy-farms-transitioning-conventional-dairy-operations-to-on-farm-value-added-production/ Fri, 25 Sep 2015 02:35:59 +0000 https://cefs.ncsu.edu/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=14917

Best practices and metrics for dairy farms transitioning conventional dairy operations to on-farm value-added production (2015)

Team: Jazmine Davis, Graham Givens, James Hollifield, Kaitlyn Sutton/Fall 2015

The North Carolina Growing Together Dairy Team was tasked with two separate projects to assist farmers considering a transition into on-farm pasteurization. The first task was to create a financial tool to assist dairy farmers in organizing their current costs and projecting their costs and sales over the course of five years after their transition. In addition to this tool, the team also created an instructional video and written instructions to assist farmers in operating the tool. The second task was using this tool and market research completed by the team to provide an Asheville-area family with the financial outlook of a transition to on-farm production of whole, non-homogenized milk. The team also created a poster summarizing their findings.

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