Wolfe’s Neck Center’s Organic Dairy Research and Training program was the first of its kind in the nation. This innovative program serves as a testing ground for new management technologies and techniques, while also training the next generation of farmers in rotational grazing and regenerative agricultural systems.
Our organic dairy features a herd of Jersey and Holstein cows, with about 30 milking cows at any given time.
The Wolfe’s Neck Center’s Training Program is part of the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship, a National Apprenticeship under the U.S. Department of Labor-Employment and Training Administration. It consists of 4,000 hours of training over a period of two years. Of these hours, 3,712 hours are focused on employment and mentoring under an approved Master Dairy Grazier.
Using the platform of dairy farming, the goal of our apprenticeship program is to prepare food systems leaders to take the mindset, skills, and experience they have gained here at Wolfe’s Neck Center to be successful. The unique team atmosphere allows for peer-to-peer mentoring, as well as opportunities for professional development. This program was launched in partnership with Stonyfield.
We need to be able to test theories of change for agriculture to become a solution to the climate crisis. Wolfe’s Neck Center offers a great setting to test new technologies, techniques, and ideas due to our combination of a quasi-academic atmosphere and working farm. Learn more about our current research below.
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