Meetings & Events
Annual Meeting
Mark your calendars now for the PA FACA Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 3, 2008. The meeting will be held at the new downtown Carlisle Central Farmers Market, located at 117 North Hanover Street, Carlisle. The evening will begin at 5:30 PM with a pot-luck mixer. From 6:30-7:00 PM there will be a brief business meeting after which there will be a panel of local chefs discussing strategies for selling your products to restaurants. For more information, contact Sandra Miller at 717-423-5663 or info@pacheese.org.
Dairy Basics for Small-Scale Processors
Penn State University in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is sponsoring workshops for both pasteurized and raw milk processors. Click HERE for a brochure and registration form.
Objective
To provide information to farmstead and small-scale dairy producers and processors that will help them to improve the safety and quality of their products.
Pasteurized or Raw??
Separate workshops will be held for farmstead and small-scale processors of pasteurized products and for producers of raw milk and raw milk aged cheese.
Agenda
Welcome
Milk Composition & Quality
Milk Microbiology & Quality
Dairy Processing Regulations
Good Manufacturing Practices
Lunch
Cleaning & Sanitizing
Chemicals & Use
Hygienic Milking Practices
Cleaning the Processing Facility
Product Manufacture
Pasteurized Workshop
Milk
Ice Cream
Yogurt
Cultured Products
Raw Workshop
Milk
Aged Cheeses
Questions & Answer Session
Workshop Times
Registration will begin at 8:00 am. All workshops will run from 8:30 am until 5:00 pm.
Dates & Locations
Raw – Monday, April 21
Pasteurized – Wednesday, April 23
Mifflin County Extension Office
152 East Market Street
Suite 100
Lewistown, PA 17044
Pasteurized – Thursday, May 1
Raw – Friday, May 2
Lancaster County Extension Office
1383 Arcadia Road
Room 140
Lancaster, PA 17601
Fees
The registration fee of $75 per person covers the course binder, lunch, and refreshment breaks.
Cancellation
The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course activity due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances.
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