Over Milking v. Under Milking Here at the Bob-White Systems research micro-dairy in Royalton, Vermont, I’m often asked this simple question: Is it better to over-milk or under-milk a cow? Truth be told, this is a far from simple question and the answer depends completely on your priorities as a dairy farmer and even, to [...]

Thanks to unusually hot, dry weather, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets, in conjunction with the Agency of Natural Resources and Vermont Association of Conservation Districts, is lifting the winter manure spreading ban that is normally in place until April 1st. The regulations in Vermont are strict in terms of when, how, where [...]

The goal of raising calves on a micro dairy is very different than it is on most large commercial dairies. A micro dairy farmer should be able to walk up to one of his or her cows in the pasture, take her by the collar and lead her away: · Cows on micro dairies should [...]

Cutting Edge Technology from the Micro Dairy Industry Leader South Royalton, VT – The Bob-White Systems Low Impact Pasteurizer (LIP) is a new and revolutionary development in micro dairy and farmstead dairy equipment. The LIP is an advanced and affordable system specifically designed to give small-scale dairies the option of offering safe and delicious pasteurized [...]

Kate Pierson runs the retail operation of Bob-White Systems, managing the office, working with customers and filling orders for portable vacuum pumps, Nieros Bulk Tank Coolers, a range of cheesemaking supplies and more. Having barely ever stepped into a barn, she was recruited by the Bob-White Systems engineering team to run the brand new Low [...]

Steve Judge, Founder of Bob-White Systems in 2006, took his newly launched Low Impact Pasteurizer for a test drive recently. Here’s his report: We have been developing our Low Impact Farmstead Pasteurizer (LIP) for six years now. It started out as a collection of odd pieces of equipment on a wooden table. We built the [...]

Cutting Edge Technology from the Micro Dairy Industry Leader South Royalton, VT – The Bob-White Systems Low Impact Pasteurizer (LIP) is a new and revolutionary development in micro dairy and farmstead dairy equipment. The LIP is an advanced and affordable system specifically designed to give small-scale dairies the option of offering safe and delicious pasteurized farm [...]