Project Overview
FNE06-588
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 2006: $7,900.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2006
Region: Northeast
State: New York
Project Leader:
David Randles
Argyle Cheese Factory
Commodities
- Animal Products: dairy
Practices
- Education and Training: decision support system, farmer to farmer
- Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, marketing management, market study, value added
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities
Proposal summary:
Existing small family dairy farms have not traditionally used value-added products as an alternative to selling fluid milk at the wholesale level. This project will create a marketing plan to sell artisan cheeses produced from local milk. Outreach will be through articles, a web site, cheese house tours, and presentations at regional conferences.
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