Wisconsin's LaClare Farms Cashes In On The Goat's Milk Industry
July 15, 2014 | 1 min to read
On the east side of Lake Winnebago, in a small community named Pipe, a dairy goat farm has gained national attention for its cheese and side businesses that, collectively, are expected to top $1 million in sales this year.
LaClare Family Farm started with two milking goats, two peacocks, and a flock of laying hens. Larry and Clara Hedrich, of Chilton, raised dairy goats as a hobby until their interest morphed into a business and tourist attraction that now employs 22 people including six members of the Hedrich family.
The farm endured the recession and the drought of 2012 that forced some Wisconsin goat operations out of business. Now it ships cheese all over the country, and its products are sold at Milwaukee-area stores including Wisconsin Cheese Mart and Clock Shadow Creamery.
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