Summer mountain dairy farming has a long tradition in Norway. At the same time it seems to be more interest in seasonal mountain processing expected due to:

• Health aspects of mountain products may be important for demand
• Grazing is to be promoted due to animal welfare concerns
• The risks are probably related to product quality and authenticity of mountain products as well as over-expansion and declining prices Investing in a common pasture in the mountain will save time during summer and pays slightly higher earnings per h Investing in a dairy co-operative is unprofitable due to losses of subsidies unless the time saved have a substantial alternative value
•  The economics of scale is counteracted with policy instruments aiming to preserve the farm structure

Seasonal processing of the milk in the mountain may be a viable strategy on smaller family farms as the economy may be substantially better than any of the alternatives