Dairy Equipment For Smaller Herds

Dairy Equipment For Smaller Herds DAIRY EQUIPMENT & IDEAS If you’ve got a few cows – or even just one or two – you’ll like this Austrian dairy company that specializes in professional grade dairy equipment for small and midsize herds The company’s product line includes cream separators butter churns cheese processing equipment and small pasteurization kettles All are high-quality food-grade equipment “We offer a variety of sizes of equipment but our smallest units are ideal for families with one or two cows ” says Franz Janschitz general manager “They are fully automated modern and easy to operate and clean ” Janschitz showcased his Austrian company’s dairy equipment line to U S farmers at the recent World Dairy Expo in Madison Wis In North America the equipment is distributed by The Coburn Company While some of the equipment mentioned below is available on the Coburn website others can be found on the Janschitz site with prices available upon request The cream separators range in size from 15 gal /hour to ten times that and from hand-powered to fully automatic Coburn carries the electric-powered 15 8 gal /hour and larger units Prices start at $1 650 80 The 3 butter churns vary in size from 1 gal to 13 gal of cream capacity An outlet allows buttermilk to be drained away An input valve lets cold water be introduced to “wash” the butter near completion The 1-gal capacity FJ10 churn is available in both hand crank and motorized versions The churns start at $2 111 45 The FJ15 eco mini pasteurizer holds just under 4 gal which Janschitz suggests is ideal for household use A slightly larger FJ16 has automatic features that permit faster pasteurization “The small pasteurizers are ideal for small herds that need to treat colostrum prior to freezing for later use ” says Janschitz Two larger pasteurizers serve double duty as processing kettles for soft cheese production The FJ45 holds nearly 12 gal of milk and the FJ90 holds nearly 24 gal Both offer automated digital controls Larger cheese and yogurt processing kettles are also available ranging up to 264-gal capacity with varying levels of automation The company also offers a wide range of accessories and other supplies for milk handling and cheese making from cheese presses to curd bags rennet powder and cleaning equipment A cheese-making hobby set includes everything needed to process 2 1/2 gal of milk into cheese It includes a wooden cheese press plastic cheese molds covers and mat thermometers rennet cheese and yogurt cultures as well as instructions Contact the company directly for prices shipping and availability Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Franz Janschitz GmbH Eisenstrasse 81 9330 Althofen Austria ph 011 43 4262 2251 ext 18; office@janschitz-gmbh at; www janschitz-gmbh at or The Coburn Company P O Box 147 Whitewater Wis 53190 ph 262 473-2822; toll free 800 776-7042; www coburn com

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