Resources
| Other Dairy & Support Organizations | |
| ACS | American Cheese Society |
| AMD | American Micro Dairies is a nonprofit, membership-based organization that promotes and facilitates the local, sustainable and humane production and sale of farm fresh milk. AMD supports the movement to re-establish the direct link between farms and consumers worldwide. |
| Association Laitière de la Chèvre (Québec) | |
| ATTRA | National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service -- excellent resource for small-scale farmers |
| AWA | Animal Welfare Approved -- offers free accreditation for high-welfare, independent family farms and offer grants, advising and marketing assistance. |
| Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research & Development, including the Wisconsin Dairy Artisan Research Program | |
| CREMA | California Raw Milk Association -- formed to protect legal raw milk production in California. |
| Cornucopia Institute - a watchdog group for organic production; organic dairy is a major emphasis | |
| DPC | The Dairy Practices Council is a non-profit organization that publishes detailed educational guidelines for the dairy industry. In recent years they have done more on small-scale operations and small ruminants. SmallDairy.Com visitors can take 15% off any DPC Guideline product. Visit the DPC web site, order guidelines, and enter Discount Code: smalldairy
NOTE: currently there is a set of used guidelines pertaining to small dairies on the smalldairy.com books page. However, you can purchase individual guidelines from DPC. |
| FTCLDF | The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund assists small-scale farmers on legal issues; they have been in the forefront when it comes to defending raw milk producers. |
| FDA | The Interstate Milk Shippers site contains information useful to those interested in bottling milk and milk products. |
| Fédération des Producteurs de Lait du Québec | |
| Food & Water Watch | Supports BGH-free milk in schools, among many other issues. |
| NODPA | Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance |
| Slow Food | |
| SDFRC | Southeast Dairy Foods Research Center |
| SFA-MN | Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota -- nice artisan cheesemakers page |
| UVM | University of Vermont Small Ruminant Dairy Project |
| UVM | University of Vermont - Dairy Cows |
| VIAC | Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese |
| CDR | Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research don't miss the cheese database under "Resources" |
| Breed and Animal Organizations - General | |
| ADGA | American Dairy Goat Association |
| ALBC | American Livestock Breeds Conservancy - rare and endangered domestic animals |
| Animal Science, Oklahoma State University - excellent source of information on domestic animal breeds | |
| BGS | British Goat Society |
| BSDA | British Sheep Dairying Association |
| DSANA | Dairy Sheep Association of North America |
| HSGA | Hawaii Sheep and Goat Association |
| ODSA | Ontario Dairy Sheep Association |
| Breed and Animal Organizations - Specific to Breed | |
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Cows
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| Ayrshire | Ayrshire Cattle Society U.S. Ayrshire Breeders' Association |
| Brown Swiss |
Brown Swiss Association (US), NZ |
| Canadienne | Canadian Farm Animal Genetic Resources Foundation |
| Dexter | American Dexter Cattle Association Purebred Dexter Cattle Association |
| Dutch Belted |
Dutch Belted Cattle Association of America |
| Guernsey | American Guernsey Association |
| Holstein | Holstein Association, USA |
| Jersey | American Jersey Cattle Association |
| Kerry | Kerry Cattle Society British Kerry Cattle Society |
| Milking Devon |
American Milking Devon Cattle Association |
| Milking Shorthorn |
American Milking Shorthorn Society, Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society |
| Normande | North American Normande Association Normande Cattle |
| Randall | Randall Cattle and another Randall Cattle page |
| Tarentaise | American Tarentaise Association Canadian Tarentaise Association |
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Goats
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| Alpines | Alpines International |
| Golden Guernsey | Golden Guernsey Goat Society |
| La Mancha | American LaMancha Club |
| Nigerian Dwarf | American Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Association |
| Nubian | International Nubian Breeders Association |
| Oberhasli | Oberhasli Dairy Goat Oberhasli Breeders of America |
| Saanen | National Saanen Breeders Association |
| Toggenbergs | Toggenbergs British Toggenberg Society |
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Sheep
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| Dorset | Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset Sheep Breeders' Association (whew!) |
| East Friesian |
Lambtown USA page (cannot find a breed organization) |
| Icelandic | Icelandic Sheep Breeders of North America |
| Zwartbles | Zwartbles Sheep Association |
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Other
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| Water Buffalo |
American Water Buffalo Association |
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