Goat cheese makers get expansion money Friday, July 29, 2011 by BETTER FARMING STAFFWroxeter area dairy goat farmers and cheese makers, Gordon and Bethany Edgar owners of Gordon’s Goat Dairy, are getting $15,000 from the Ontario Rural Economic Development Program to expand their business, develop new products and tap into new markets.The makers of artisan cheese and goat milk products will use the money to help install two new production systems, increase production capacity by 50 per cent and produce and sell bottled goat milk.Bethany Edgar said the funding will help “increase our production so we can continue to provide our growing customer base with quality, natural goat milk products, made right here in Huron-Bruce."Gordon’s Goat Dairy produces handmade cheeses including gouda, havarti, cheddar and C-Line, an original-recipe cheese that adds “special probiotic” to the havarti recipe. BF Wheat quality is outstanding: specialist Prospects dwindle for corn planted on lighter soil
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Looking for the Perfect Mother’s Day Gift for Women who work in Agriculture? Thursday, May 8, 2025 Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to show appreciation for the incredible women in agriculture than by supporting products and services created by women in agriculture? Whether she’s managing livestock, growing crops, running a farm-based business—or all of... Read this article online
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2025 Election Results Prompt Concern and Reflection Among Prairie Farmers Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Users on Agriville.com weigh-in on the 2025 federal election outcome As news broke that Mark Carney’s Liberals had won the 2025 federal election, many western Canadian farmers on Agriville.com shared their reactions. The mood was largely one of disappointment, with concerns about the... Read this article online