First Generation Farming at its Best: Three Charm Farm of Maine
Three Charm Farm reinvigorates their farm brand with the NE-DBIC Dairy Marketing & Branding Services Grant.
Goat Dairy
NE-DBIC Presents at World Dairy Expo’s Dairy Symposium
NE-DBIC presented at the World Dairy Expo, sharing the impact we’re making in the Northeast.
Goat Milk Gelato Proves that Innovation Wins
Laura Mack of lu.lu Ice Cream shares what it was like competing in – and winning – the Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition.
The Big Picture: Zero-Waste Packaging Improves Sustainability on a Farmstead Goat Dairy
Recipients of the 2022 NE-DBIC Dairy Packaging Innovation Grant, Big Picture Farm is in the process of eliminating virgin plastic from every aspect of their distribution.
Goat Dairy Farm Tours Open This Spring
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.
Farm to Spoon: the making of local goat milk gelato
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.
Fredrikson Farm Doubles Their Cheese-Making Capacity
The demand for their cheese led them to apply for a Dairy Food Safety & Certification Grant with the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC), which allowed the Fredriksons to purchase a new closed batch pasteurizer that will accommodate increased milk production. Along with the new equipment, the grant also paid for Dianna to become a certified Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) through the Food Safety Preventative Controls Alliance.
Grantee Spotlight: Oak Knoll Rebrand
In 2021, Bridgman Hill Farm received a Marketing & Branding Services Grant from the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center to support a rebrand of their Oak Knoll product line. These funds are being used to engage with Rival Brands, a marketing and branding consultancy, to help the partners of Oak Knoll more gracefully represent their high-quality milk and position the brand more strategically for future success.
Announcing Goat & Sheep Dairy Supply Chain Grant Awards
The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC) is pleased to announce the award of Goat & Sheep Dairy Supply Chain Grants to six goat and sheep dairy businesses in Vermont and New Jersey. This grant program is intended to support projects that improve the goat and sheep dairy supply chains and benefit multiple goat and sheep dairy businesses in the Northeast region.