Bovine Banter
Bovine Banter focuses on management, production, and profitability to help make farms more successful. Join the Penn State Extension Dairy Team for informal educational conversations with dairy producers, industry representatives and Penn State faculty and research. Each week we will cover hot topics in the dairy industry that will help dairy producers become more profitable. Guests will compare research with experiences of what has and has not worked on their farms and provide tips to help make you more successful.
Bovine Banter
Episode 21.1: Farm Transition and Diversification with Jersey Acres Farms and Stone Mountain Wine Cellars
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Penn State Extension
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Season 21
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Episode 1
"Join dairy educator, Kasey Hower, as she chats with Kent, Kyle, and Chad Heffner with Jersey Acres Farms and Stone Mountain Wine Cellars located in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania. The Heffner’s have a unique operation where they milk 200 head of registered Jersey cattle, have a roadside market selling seasonal produce, and a winery. They offer insights to their farm diversification and transition to remain a profitable business for future generations.