Hickory Leaf Dairy Goats

Cheryl and her husband John share 300 acres with his Royal White hair sheep, along with Dexter cattle, horses and chickens. When Montana passed its Local Food Choice Act in 2021 the ranch turned its focus to selling raw milk to the public.

The goat milk is fresh and unpasteurised, cooled as quickly as it is milked and bottled in half gallon jugs by equipment that means the milk is never touched by hand. The goats eat organic pasture, hay and a non GMO organic feed the farm mixes itself, herbal remedies are used ahead of conventional medicine, and herd and equipment are tested twice a year through an udder health lab. Artisan soft goat cheeses, from chevre and feta to flavoured cheese balls, are made whenever the milk supply allows.