Kevin, the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at UW-Madison
is involved in a project related to this area, in conjunction with
the Wisconsin Rural Development Center, the Wisconsin Specialty
Cheese Institute, and others. This project focuses on the potential
for an alternative milk marketing structure, but the possibility for
alternative/small-scale/local/specialty cheese production angle flies
side by side with it here in Wisconsin.
Good contacts:
Steve Stevenson, CIAS, (608) 262-5202
stevenson@ae.agecon.wisc.edu
Denny Caneff, WRDC, (608) 437-5971, c/o:
jmeudt@facstaff.wisc.edu
They can share with you information/leads on models that the project
team has gathered to date, as well as refer you to folks who are
interested or involved in pursuing the local/specialty cheese
production issue (such as the folks at the Saxon Homestead Farm in
Manitowoc County, Wis.).
Good luck!
Michele
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Michele Gale-Sinex
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
Agricultural Technology and Family Farm Institute
UW-Madison--Voice: (608) 262-8018 FAX: (608) 265-3020
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