Organic dairy co-op offers membership to 80 Northeast farms

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Published
March 8, 2022

Organic dairy co-op offers membership to 80 Northeast farms

Last summer, Danone, the parent company of Horizon Organic, announced it would stop buying milk from dozens of Northeast farms, including 61 in Maine.
Published
February 3, 2022

No chocolate milk? Don’t blame the cows in Houlton

The supply chain disruptions extend to a custom-made chocolate powder used by Houlton Farms Dairy for 4 decades to make their chocolate milk, offering one small snapshot of a worldwide problem.
Published
January 14, 2022

Contracts ending, Northeast organic dairies ask consumers to jump in

Horizon Organic plans to stop buying milk from 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast because it doesn't want to transport the milk from the region to its plant in New York.
Published
December 23, 2021

Local organic farms hopeful for new milk market

Danone/Horizon has offered to extend its contracts an additional six months but most local producers are looking to be picked up by another processor.
Published
December 15, 2021

Organic dairy farmers in Maine, Northeast offered new assistance in wake of contract cancellations

The proposal falls short of what state officials and organic agriculture groups had sought after Horizon Organic announced in August that it would not renew dairy contracts with organic dairy farms across the Northeast, including 14 in Maine.
Published
August 29, 2021

Organic dairy farmers face uncertain future after food conglomerate cuts contracts

The decision by dairy giant Danone North America could be catastrophic for 14 Maine farm families when their contracts end next summer.
Published
August 20, 2020

Dairy farmers, specialty crop growers see most Maine coronavirus aid

Farmers in the state have received nearly $20 million in total.
Published
April 23, 2020

Already in an unpredictable business, farmers face more uncertainties than ever

As planting season looms, the state's farmers wonder what to plant, how much to plant and how to sell it safely.
Published
December 7, 2019

Minot to celebrate oldest citizen with open house

An open house is planned for Sunday to celebrate Noella Hemond, Minot’s oldest citizen, who turns 100 on Christmas Day.
Published
November 16, 2019

Maine milk producers holding their own in face of changing tastes

The bankruptcy of Dean Foods, the country's largest milk producer, could have some impact in Maine, where milk production and values have remained relatively stable for the last decade.