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  • Selling to Grocery as a Producer-Processor Dairy Farm:  Chain Stores vs. Individual or Independent Stores
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Selling to Grocery as a Producer-Processor Dairy Farm:  Chain Stores vs. Individual or Independent Stores

Aug 19, 2022

Once you have taken the time to get your products and packaging in compliance with the requirements of the store and state and federal regulators, you will need to consider…

Business Planning / Marketing and Retail / Spotlight

Selling to Grocery as a Producer-Processor Dairy Farm: The Basics

Aug 15, 2022

Dairy farmers have faced many years of low milk prices over the last decade or so. As a result, many have sought to diversify their businesses to supplement the milk…

Business Planning / Food Processing / Marketing and Retail / Spotlight

What is the difference between a HACCP Plan and a FSMA Food Safety Plan?

Feb 16, 2022

First of all, HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points. According to the USDA, HACCP is a “systematic approach to the identification, evaluation, and control of food safety…

Food Safety / Spotlight

UT Animal Science Department to Lead 12-State Effort to Enhance Dairy Businesses

Feb 10, 2022
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the last two years, Extension specialists with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have led the USDA’s Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (SDBII) program across Tennessee, Kentucky,…

SDBII Grant News / Spotlight

The Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program

Jan 21, 2022
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The USDA just launched a program that could help value-added dairy producers access capital to start or expand their businesses while avoiding rising interest rates. On December 9, 2021, The…

Funding Opportunities / Spotlight

UTIA Program Awards More than $3MM to Dairy Businesses Looking to Innovate

Dec 16, 2021
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December 16, 2021 The Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (SDBII) program is set to award $3,067,048.10 to dairy businesses in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Kentucky that applied for grants in…

SDBII Grant News

Projects Funded Through SDBII

Dec 13, 2021

The Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (SDBII) program is based at The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture’s Animal Science Department. Key program collaborators such as the Tennessee Department of Agriculture…

SDBII Grant News / Spotlight

Who first made cheese?

Dec 10, 2021

Hi everyone! My name is Caitlin Zaring, and I am a second-year M.S. student under Dr. Liz Eckelkamp working with value-added dairies. Side-note, I’m a bit of a history buff…

Food Processing / cheese

2022 NAFDMA Scholarships

Nov 29, 2021
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Through USDA Dairy Business Innovation Initiative resources, UT Extension is pleased to provide opportunities to value-added dairy producers or key personnel in Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee to participate in…

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USDA Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant Program

Nov 05, 2021
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We wanted to make you aware of USDA’s Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant Program that helps nonprofits and small business owners in agriculture respond to COVID-19. The small business…

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