Hear from Cynthia Martel, Franklin County VCE Ag Agent, and Jeremy Daubert, Rockingham County VCE Ag Agent on Starting a Small Dairy with Cows or Goats (3-part video series).
Videos
Starting a Small Scale Dairy (Part I): Raising a Healthy and Future Production Dairy Heifer
Starting a Small Scale Dairy (Part II): Small Scale Dairy with Cows or Goats
Starting a Small Scale Dairy (Part III): The Rest of the Story
Presentation Slides
Starting a Small Scale Dairy (Part I) Raising a Healthy and Future Production Dairy Heifer.pdf
Extension Ag Agent Contact Information
Jeremy Daubert, Rockingham County VCE Ag Agent
- 540-564-3080 ext. 2
- jdaubert@vt.edu
Cynthia Martel, Franklin County VCE Ag Agent
- (540) 483-5161
- cmartel@vt.edu
Resources
VDACS Basic Labelling Requirements
VDACS Handbook for Small Food Manufacturers
VDACS Food Safety Overview
VDACS Guidance Documents and Informational Handouts
Farmers’ Market Vendors (Permit applications)
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Facilities Warehouses
Home and Commercial Kitchen-based Businesses
Retail Food Stories and Frozen Dessert Shops
Virginia Food and Drink Law