Custer Dairy Processing Plant

The Custer Dairy Processing Plant is a unit of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and is located in the Herzer Building on the campus of Mississippi State University. The plant is a teaching and research laboratory for students studying dairy foods at Mississippi State University. The facility houses some of the most modern equipment available.

The cheese operation is a by-product of the teaching and research programs. In addition to cheese, the dairy-processing plant manufactures all the fluid milk products, ice cream and butter that are used on the MSU campus and serves as one of the University's unique public relations productions.

The proceeds from the sale of products allow the the dairy plant to be a self-supporting operation and provides some financial support for the research and teaching programs.