Dairy farm owners and managers looking for creative ways to
expand their enterprises to offer value-added products may be interested in
participating in a bus tour this month. The Professional Dairy Producers of
Wisconsin is organization the trip on October 23, which will make stops at
Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese in Waterloo and Sassy Cow Creamery in Columbus.
Participants will hear a roundtable discussion with George
Crave and James Baerwolf, who will join agricultural value-added business
consultant Jim Gage as they share what it takes to start a value-added on-farm
cheese plant.
The bus will depart from the American Center Lot in Madison
at 9:30 a.m.
The cost of the trip is $60 for PDPW members and $185 for
non-members.
For more information or to register, call PDPW at
800-947-7379 or visit: www.pdpw.org