Article: Motueka cheesemakers eye sheep, goat milk

Motueka's cheesemaking Light family have not yet started eyeing up the national sheep flock, only a few of the estimated 45 million would meet their milking needs.

But the three-member family who own and run Parkerfield Dairy are looking to sheep, and goats, in order to diversify their hand-crafted cheese business and add yet another taste sensation to their product list.

Adrian, the son of Kate and Selwyn Light, admitted that entering the field of making sheep's milk cheese was relatively uncharted territory but he has been confident enough to organise milk supplies from Neudorf farmer Brian Beuke and Roger Fraser of Wairau.

The family developed their Motueka-based cheesemaking enterprise ...

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