The Business of Goat Herding

LNC16-384 (project overview)
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2016: $165,500.00
Projected End Date: 03/01/2019
Grant Recipient: Rural Action
Region: North Central
State: Ohio
Project Coordinator:
Tom Redfern
Email
Rural Action
Description:
This 132 page book outlines the basics needed to enter the dairy goat industry and, most importantly, make a living at it. Features lessons learned and the on-farm business experiences from two women dairy producers in Appalachian Ohio, along with useful graphics and checklists for producers entering this complex and growing industry.
Type:
Book/Handbook
File:
Download file (PDF)
Authors:
Annie Warmke, Blue Rock Station; Carie Starr, Cherokee Valley Bison Ranch
Target audience:
Farmers/Ranchers
Ordering info:
Joe Barbaree
joeb@ruralaction.org
Rural Action, Inc
9030 Hocking Hills Drive
The Plains, OH 45780
(740) 677-4047
Cost: $19.99
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