The Small-Scale Dairy
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The Small-Scale Dairy includes everything you need to know in order to successfully produce nourishing, healthy, farm-fresh milk. Whether for home use, direct sale to the consumer, or sale to an artisanal cheesemaker, high-quality raw milk is a delicate, desirable product. Successful and sustainable production requires the producer to consider and tackle many details, ranging from animal care to microbiology to good hygienic practices–and, for those with commercial aspirations, business plans, market savvy, and knowledge of the regulations. Applicable to keepers of cows, goats, or sheep, The Small-Scale Dairy offers a holistic approach that explores the relationships between careful, conscientious management and the production of safe, healthy, and delicious milk. A historical overview offers readers a balanced perspective on the current regulatory environment in which raw milk lovers find themselves. Included are options for designing a well-functioning small dairy, choosing equipment, and understanding myriad processes―such as the use of low-temperature pasteurization where raw milk sales are prohibited. Whether you have a one-cow home dairy, a fifty-goat operation, or are simply a curious consumer, The Small-Scale Dairy is an accessible and invaluable resource for achieving your goals. Review: Cows - Great read Review: it was the perfect choice for my needs as a fledgling dairy farmer- ... - I haven't read it through yet but from briefly flicking through, it was the perfect choice for my needs as a fledgling dairy farmer- very accessible.
C**N
Cows
Great read
M**A
it was the perfect choice for my needs as a fledgling dairy farmer- ...
I haven't read it through yet but from briefly flicking through, it was the perfect choice for my needs as a fledgling dairy farmer- very accessible.
8**T
Very useful
This is an extremely easy to read, attractively laid out book. It has hugely helped my business planning toward a small scale dairy.
F**A
Awesome book to dairy farmers, beginers or not.
An awesome book, easy to read and understand; and with deep knowledge not only on farming, but also on merchandising milk and dairy products directly to consumers. This book leads the reader from the mere idea of start a small dairy farm to develop an actual small dairy business, including all aspects as legal, financial, animal husbandry, dairy quality, and more. Absolutely a must read for who considers start a dairy farm; either smaller or bigger. Even dairy farmers already in the business should read it!
K**N
A truly complete guide
We are investigating starting a small-scale dairy. This books goes into great depth helping us not just understand cows, but the revenue, infrastructure, processing, and more! This is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to venture into the world of a Micro-dairy!
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