Many dairy farms that once sold all their milk to wholesale buyers are pivoting to sell directly to customers and develop value-added dairy products. Henry Farms of Knox, based in Knox, Pennsylvania, is one of them.
Connect with other goat dairy producers and with Extension dairy specialists to see and discuss parlor and barn design, herd health, goat dairy financials, grazing, considerations for value-added production, and more.
Created with support from the NE-DBIC Goat & Sheep Supply Chain grant, this new product helps expand the use of local goat milk and highlights the ripple effects our grants have throughout communities.
With such a clear need for storage and handling funding across the region, NE-DBIC will be re-opening this grant again in fall of 2023.
Hosted in Arlington, Virginia, this year’s forum saw hundreds of people gather in person with thousands more virtually to hear directly from Secretary Tom Vilsack, Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh, European Union Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski, and many other national and international experts on a variety of topics.
In 2022, Oak Knoll Dairy got a brand overhaul thanks to a Dairy Marketing and Branding Services grant from the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC). The new branding not only updated the labels and website graphics, but also wove together the story of Ryan and Annie, who started Bridgman Hill Farm in partnership with Jasper Hill Farm, before taking over the 30-year-old Oak Knoll brand when its founders retired.
