This week 225 independent dairy farmers in the Mideast region of the U.S. were notified by Dairy Marketing Services they will need to find a new marketer for their milk by the end of November.
“Those producers that are affected by this particular mailing are mostly in Ohio, Indiana, although there are a few producers in Kentucky, New York and West Virginia, and the state of Pennsylvania. There are none in the state of Michigan.”
Heather McCann with Dairy Farmers of America tells Brownfield farmers are encouraged to find other marketers in the region or DFA will offer them membership into the cooperative.
Continue reading DFA terminates independent agreements in Mideast at Brownfield Ag News.
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