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Grant Award Spotlight: Quesos Vaca Negra

Posted on May 05, 2025

Quesos Vaca Negra: Spurring Innovation in Puerto Rico’s Dairy Industry with SDBII Support By Shep Stearns; University of Tennessee Extension Specialist Nestled in the dairy capital of Puerto Rico, Hatillo,…

SDBII Grant News / Spotlight

2025 NAFDMA Convention and Expo – Lexington, KY

Posted on Apr 29, 2025

By Ansley Roper; University of Tennessee Extension Specialist The Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative (SDBII) offered competitive scholarships to several Southeast dairy operations to attend this year’s NAFDMA Agritourism Convention…

Funding Opportunities / Meetings / SDBII Grant News

Grant Award Spotlight: Keightley-Core Jersey Farm

Posted on Mar 19, 2025

The Heart of Keightley-Core Jersey Farm: Family, Passion, and Legacy By Ansley Roper; University of Tennessee Extension Specialist For those involved in the world of dairy cattle showing, the name…

SDBII Grant News / Spotlight

Grant Award Spotlight: Nash Family Creamery

Posted on Jan 17, 2025

Creamery Success in Chapel Hill Story and photos by Alaina Boyd; University of Tennessee Extension Assistant A Family Affair Spanning Decades Nash Family Creamery has been a fixture in the…

SDBII Grant News / Spotlight

Grant Award Spotlight: Mountain Fresh Creamery

Posted on Dec 09, 2024

A Family Affair By Ansley Roper; University of Tennessee Extension Specialist Easily recognizable by their well-known mascot, Dipsy, who stands tall and encourages travelers on Cleveland Highway to stop by…

SDBII Grant News / Spotlight

Grant Award Spotlight: Ran-Lew Dairy

Posted on Nov 08, 2024

Legacy in Every Drop By Ahmerah Thompson; North Carolina State Extension Program Associate Nestled in the heart of Snow Camp, North Carolina, Ran-Lew Dairy is owned and operated by fifth-generation owner,…

SDBII Grant News / Spotlight

Farmstead Dairy Surveys: Part 3 – Sales Locations

Posted on Jan 26, 2024

Dairy farmers and processors, are you curious about where consumers want to purchase farmstead dairy products? Consumers, are you curious about where dairy producer-processors are selling their products? If so,…

Business Planning / Marketing and Retail / Spotlight

Farmstead Dairy Surveys: Part 2 – Marketing Avenues

Posted on Jan 22, 2024

Dairy farmers and processors, are you curious about where consumers learn of farmstead dairy products? Consumers, are you curious about where dairy producer-processors are advertising their products? If so, check…

Business Planning / Marketing and Retail / Spotlight

Farmstead Dairy Surveys: Part 1 – Supply and Demand

Posted on Jan 22, 2024

Dairy farmers and processors, are you curious about what farmstead dairy products consumers want to purchase? Consumers, are you curious about the top dairy products producer-processors are currently selling? If…

Business Planning / Marketing and Retail / Spotlight

Farmstead Dairy Surveys: Recent Surveys Connect Tennessee Shoppers & Farmstead Dairy Producers

Posted on Jan 11, 2024

Attention dairy enthusiasts! UT Dairy is publishing recent survey results highlighting marketing, sales, and product differences between value-added (farmstead) dairy businesses and Tennessee dairy consumers. Eye-catching infographics covering one of…

Business Planning / Food Processing / Marketing and Retail / Spotlight

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