Establishment of a Production Line for Food Grade Rolled Organic Oats

Project Overview

FNE94-059
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 1994: $5,200.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1994
Region: Northeast
State: Vermont
Project Leader:
Andrew Leinoff

Commodities

  • Agronomic: oats

Practices

  • Crop Production: food processing
  • Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns

    Proposal summary:

    We believe second-hand equipment to clean, toast and roll oats can be acquired for a cost of around $5,000. We project this would reduce our processing costs to about $.10 per pound, excluding labor cost per pound to run the equipment.
    Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.