Thanks to all of you who made this conference in Asheville, NC a success!
BusinessPlanning - Brittany Whitmire, NCSU Ag & Resource Economics (for Ann Wilkinson, Origin Farms, St. Louis, MO)VAPG Funding - Brittany Whitmire, NCSU Ag & Resource Economics (for Lyn Millhiser, USDA Rural Development, Raleigh, NC) VAPG Overview 2017.
Agritourism - Annie Baggett, NCDA&CS Agritourism
Working with Retailers - Jennifer Badger, the Fresh Market, Greensboro, NC
Biosecurity & Food Safety Resources - Clint Stevenson, NCSU Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences
This conference provided opportunities for dairy producers to learn more about on-farm processing and other value added enterprises for dairy operations. Nearly 80 participants representing seven states attended the conference. Check out the brochure for the list of speakers and presentations that are now available below!
Value-Added Dairy - 101 - Hal Pepper, University of Tennessee, Center for Profitable Agriculture
Producer Processor Model - Gary Cartwright & Carl Hollifield, NCSU Howling Cow Creamery
Starting a New Enterprise - Alex Ives, Randleigh Heritage Museum
- Homestead Creamery, Wirtz, VA - Donnie Montgomery (less a few awesome farm day pics to allow the site to host this file!)
- Mountain Fresh Creamery, Clermont, GA - Scott Glover
- Marcoot Jersey Creamery, Greenville, IL - Beth Marcoot Young
- Hatcher Family Dairy, College Grove, TN - Charles Hatcher
BusinessPlanning - Brittany Whitmire, NCSU Ag & Resource Economics (for Ann Wilkinson, Origin Farms, St. Louis, MO)VAPG Funding - Brittany Whitmire, NCSU Ag & Resource Economics (for Lyn Millhiser, USDA Rural Development, Raleigh, NC) VAPG Overview 2017.
Agritourism - Annie Baggett, NCDA&CS Agritourism
Working with Retailers - Jennifer Badger, the Fresh Market, Greensboro, NC
Biosecurity & Food Safety Resources - Clint Stevenson, NCSU Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences
A special thanks to the sponsors of the event:
