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In fact, every single state in the country increased in their dairy goat population during that time. The number of dairy goat herds has grown faster than any other livestock-63% from 2001-2017 (cow herds grew only 3%).

Dairy educators using parlor to educate farmers about Grade A Raw Milk certification.

School / 4H educator for training and teaching purposes.

Goat farmer setting up a Grade A Raw Dairy on leased land.

New farmer accessing free or shared land.

Goat Yoga / agritourism farm expanding offerings.

Goat breeders putting on demonstrations at fairs/expos.

Dairy farm expanding into land-clearing services.

For a farmer looking to be both Grade A certified and pasture-raised, this would offer a certifiable milking system that could offer flexible milking for grazing animals.

For a beginning farmer, it would allow her to make structural investments without being tied to a single property, or even move between leased plots. It would also lend itself to teaching and demonstrations, the parlor creating a stage from which to share the milking experience and sustainable dairy methods. Creating a mobile milking parlor system is an answer to all of these problems, if you are willing to be creative.Ī mobile milking parlor would open new land opportunities and income streams: for example, paid grazing projects or collaborations with other farmers, such as rotational grazing on cropland or cleaning up crop residues. Even so, it is challenging to make a profit, let alone a living wage from dairy farming. Sustainable dairy production, which utilizes nutritious pasture or wild forage for a majority of the animals' diet, requires even larger plots of land and a higher investment. Dairy farming is an expensive business to enter, especially without land or many resources.