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As of December 2021, the state had 568 dairy farms milking cattle, sheep, and/or goats which produced 2.5 billion pounds of milk annually. [1] Vermont ranks 15th in the United States for raw milk production. [2] Dairy farming in Vermont, like in much of the US, is increasingly scaling upwards due to market and governmental pressures.
The compact created a Northeast Dairy Compact Commission, based in Montpelier, Vermont, charged with setting prices and regulating bulk milk handlers. From 1997 until its expiration on September 30, 2001, the Northeast compact required processors in the region to pay dairy farmers at least $16.94/cwt. for farm milk used for fluid consumption.
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Prior to being acquired by Dean Foods in 2004, it was a public company and owner of the organic dairy brands: Juniper Valley Farms, The Organic Cow of Vermont and UK brand Rachel's Organic. [2] [3] On April 2, 2024, global investment firm Platinum Equity announced that it had completed the purchase of a controlling stake in Horizon Organic. [4]
The spill destroyed all aquatic life for 5.5 miles (8.9 km). [15] In 2011, the Vermont Attorney General's office alleged that some Cabot products made in 2009 and 2010 could not be certified as free of rBST, a hormone that causes cows to produce more milk. Cabot settled with the state, agreeing not to make such representations, to pay a $65,000 ...
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In 2001, HP Hood renegotiated its contract with McNeil and became the official supplier of Lactaid milk for the entire United States market. [8] By 2004, Lactaid was the No. 1 national brand of milk in the United States. [9] In 2004, the company acquired Crowley Foods, based in Binghamton, New York; and Kemps, based in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Seth Jacobson, USA TODAY NETWORK - New England July 11, 2024 at 8:19 AM Hurricane Beryl has been steaming along for the past week, and today, Vermont is currently dealing with the affects of the ...