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The Small Dairy Resource BookInformation sources for farmstead producers and processors

Butler attributed the primary cost differences between organic and conventional operations to reduced milk production, slightly higher feed and labor costs, and significantly higher herd replacement and transition costs. Herd replacement costs were significantly higher for organic producers because replacement heifers must be raised organically, or must be purchased from organic heifer breeders. Transition costs were not obtained directly from farmers, but instead were imputed as the net income foregone during the transition period from selling milk at the conventional price while incurring the higher costs of complying with the organic requirements. . | The Small Dairy Resource Book Information sources for farmstead producers and processors by Vicki H. Dunaway Project Coordinator The Hometown Creamery Revival a project of the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE program of USDA Sustainable Agriculture Network SAN Beltsville MD January 2000 Table of Contents Acknowledgments.iii Introduction.iv Cheese.1 Tip Interlibrary loan.2 Tip Finding new books.6 Butter.12 Tip Finding out-of-print books.12 Ice Cream.14 Tip E-mail discussion groups.14 Other Dairy Foods.16 Dairy Processing.18 Tip Accessing old Extension publications.18 Tip The Thomas Register.20 Food Safety.23 Business and Marketing.26 Tip Too many magazines Can t find that article .27 Tip Finding information on requirements for dairy processing.29 Animals.32 Tip The Cooperative Extension Service.33 Tip The Goat World.34 Tip Rare Dairy Breeds.39 Feeds Grazing.40 Tip Natural Resources Conservation Service.42 Appendix.48 Suppliers.49 Consultants.51 Processing Courses.52 Organizations.53 Other Resources.54 ii Acl iU víciLjinciỉlt Many people contributed to the Small Dairy Resource Book and it is a pleasure to have a space in which to thank at least some of them. The support of the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE program has been essential in providing funds for purchasing materials and for giving me the opportunity to pursue this work. SARE s communications arm the Sustainable Agriculture Network SAN has agreed to publish and distribute the Resource Book making it available at a very reasonable cost. Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas ATTRA also has agreed to distribute this publication and others published by our project. Thanks to Holly Born and others at ATTRA for reviewing this book and making suggestions for additional resources. These three federally funded organizations have all contributed mightily to spreading the word about sustainable and organic agriculture and we are pleased