Kuehnert Dairy in Indiana is growing, thanks to a recent grant from the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance.
The $100,000 grant will be used to build a cheese curd production facility on their property. According to owner Andrew Kuehnert, the plant will be able to milk in the morning and produce a value-added product by the afternoon.
According to him, the funds would be utilized to buy cheese-making equipment, product packaging, and marketing and promotion services.
Kuehnert says he’s wanted to make farm-fresh cheese curds since he realized Indiana didn’t have them. According to him, the idea is to sell at their on-site retail shop, local supermarkets, and directly to customers online.
The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) and the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) have formed the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA). It provided roughly $4 million in grants to dairy-related companies throughout the Midwest.
