Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets has introduced the new Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC), hosted by VAAFM. In 2019, the Vermont agency was selected as one of three Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives in the US by USDA.
NE-DBIC provides support to cow, goat, and sheep dairy businesses throughout the Northeast region. Projects promote the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products and will target dairy farms and processors while providing additional support through market research and technical assistance.
Projects underway include: VT Cheese Council for cheese distribution capacity building; UVM Extension for value-added production safety and grazing transition technical assistance; Atlantic Corporation for goat and sheep milk market research; and direct grants to Cellars at Jasper Hill and Parish Hill Creamery. Upcoming opportunities through the NE-DBIC early in 2021 include the release of bids for a distribution network study, a marketing and branding study, and a multi-business dairy agritourism grant program.
If you would like to stay in the loop on innovative projects and grant opportunities across the region, please sign-up for the NE-DBIC monthly newsletter. Join us in learning and working to strengthen our regional dairy industry!
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Source: Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets https://agriculture.vermont.gov