A leading agricultural company has launched a full range of small-scale dairy equipment, which can be used to produce butter, hard and soft cheeses, yoghurt and ice-cream. The Duecinox range of high quality, stainless steel equipment is available from Preston, Lancashire-based Shepherd Agri. It includes a manual milk pasteuriser, a yoghurt maker, a butter churn, a cheese vat and an ice-cream maker.

“The products in our mini-dairy range are ideal for people who want to try their hand at making artisan dairy products for human consumption,” says Graham Shepherd, who is the chief executive office of Shepherd Agri and G Shepherd Animal Health. “We see that one or more members of the family may want to develop a business adding value to their milk.”

Duecinox is an Italian dairy engineering company based at the centre of the Po Valley, in the heart of Parmigiano Reggiano country, where it has specialised in developing equipment for the production of this popular Italian cheese, which is recognised worldwide, he explains.

“By gaining experience in the design of this equipment, Duecinox has developed the expertise to build plants for all types of dairy products. We can also offer customers calf milk pasteurisers and milk feeding carts made by the company, as well as training courses on the milk processing and making added-value dairy products,” he adds.

Machines include a milk pasteuriser, yoghurt maker, a butter churn, a cheese vat and a mini dairy kit.