On-Farm Dairy Processing Checklist
An on-farm dairy processing checklist for producers to review licensing, facility, sanitation, labeling and record keeping steps before and during product sales.
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What is on this checklist
- Licenses and permits confirmed
- Plan review with regulator
- Processing room clean and sound
- Equipment sanitized
- Water supply safe
- Ingredients and sources recorded
- Product labels checked
- Cooling and storage set
- Batch and sales records kept
How to use this checklist
Print a few copies and keep them where the work happens. Go item by item, tick OK, FIX or N/A, and write what needs attention in the notes.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with FDA and eXtension.
For more in this area, see the dairy herd guides. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including U.S. Dairy Industry Pours $15 Billion Into Processing Plants, and dairy farm stories.