Getting Started

The Penn State Extension Food Safety Plans for Small-Scale Cheesemakers helps cheesemakers conduct risk assessments of their processes and develop a Food Safety System for their facility.

Learn the basics of processing, marketing, pricing, and regulations for dairy foods, such as yogurt and cheese. Use budget tools to make profitable decisions.

Learn the basics of processing, marketing, pricing, and regulations for dairy foods, such as yogurt and cheese. Use budget tools to make profitable decisions.

Learn a basic knowledge of milk properties and about practices that are important to producing high-quality and safe dairy products.

“Value-added” is an extra characteristic that offers greater value to the consumer and generates a higher dollar return for the dairy foods processor.

This checklist outlines steps for marketing, manufacturing, on-farm production, and business planning to start a successful value-added dairy foods business.

Esta lista de verificación presenta los pasos para planear el marketing, la fabricación, la producción en el establo y el desarrollo comercial para un establecimiento de productos lácteos de valor agregado exitoso.

Learn the basics of processing, marketing, pricing, and regulations for dairy foods, such as yogurt and cheese. Use budget tools to make profitable decisions.