Xavier has settled his milk production farm in the French Alps in collaboration with his wife Claudine. They breed and milk Tarine and Abondance cows to produce high quality milk, which is fully dedicated to the Beaufort cheese production.
From November to end of May, the cows are mainly fed with hay and the related milk is used to produce the Winter Beaufort. From June to end of October, the cows graze grass and flowers in mountain high pastures. The cows are milked on site in mobile milking units following the herds. This milk is used to produce the Summer Beaufort.
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Mobile milking unit following the herd and used during the summer high pasture
Cows are milked every day, twice a day, at 5 am and 5 pm.
On your left, the Abondance-breed cow, on your right the lovely-eyed Tarine. Those two breeds are the two ones allowed for the production of the A.O.C. certified Beaufort cheese.
600 litres mobile ball milk tank- About 500 l are necessary to produce one whole Beaufort of 40kg.
Tarine and Abondance cows produce a rich and flavoured milk.
Beaufort is an A.O.C. certified cheese produced in Savoie, French Alps, using the rich and flavoured milk of Abondance and Tarine-breed cows.