Small Ruminant Dairy Development and Milk Quality
From 2024 – 2026, the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center Funded the University of Vermont Extension to provide technical assistance for goat and sheep dairy businesses.
Through this funding, UVM completed five key activities:
- Facilitated goat milk quality testing in Vermont and other Northeastern states
- Engaged with partners and specialists to enhance small ruminant services and education in Northeastern states.
- Facilitated network development, coordination, and scoping of future needs.
- Conducted goat dairy cost of production research and outreach.
- Conducted a goat dairy management survey to determine best practices and herd management benchmarks.
Through their applied research, UVM documented the best practices needed for viable small ruminant dairy business models. Access the final reports on milk quality, as well as Vermont Dairy Goat Reports across three size tiers below: