Tour of certified organic grassfed dairy production and

* Tour of certified organic grass-fed dairy (production and on-farm processing)

Upper Canada Creamery and New Care Farm are owned and operated by Josh and Rudi Biemond and their families, second generation on the farm established by their parents who emigrated from Holland in 1981. The farm is certified organic for crops and the dairy herd; the on-farm plant produces certified organic yogurt.

The tour focused on the Biemond farm story, management of the grass fed herd, establishment of the processing unit, and issues related to the Canadian organic production standards.

Solar array

Biemond’s have a plan – it starts with their breeding program.

Interesting milking parlor – a carousel that the cows love. Milking 60 cows takes ~20 min. (8 min per rotation and they do 2. 5 rotations).

Josh traveled to Australian after university and picked up some innovative Ideas about how to take the dairy into the future. The rotary parlour was custom built new in Australia, but they never actually put any of it together until it arrived in Ontario - and it didn't come with instructions. . . ). Modified by Josh and farm partner, brother Rudi.

Yogurt processing area.

This upstairs conference room Allows Upper Canada Creamery to Offer educational opportunities for groups to come and learn about their operation and organic. Leonard Pollara, Janine Gibson and Nan Young Kim wait for the prize – Top quality, organic, grass-fed, probiotic, Plain yogurt. Yes, we did put some maple Syrup on top!

This operation strives to take the best ideas in the business and improve on them. The entire operation was clean, efficient, and very wellthought out, with a serious eye on the future.