dairy
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
Our View: It’s time to ask, what is the dairy industry worth to Maine?
With the future uncertain, Maine must show its support.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2022
Maine Voices: We must invest in New England dairy for our collective future
Let’s leverage regional dairy manufacturing to process and sell more local milk; enable public institutions to choose organic and local dairy, and stabilize transportation supply chain problems.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedDecember 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.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2021
Dairy farmers have an opportunity, if only the state would help
Don't milk cows. Grow plant-based proteins instead. The switch would benefit farmers, farm towns and the Maine economy, but government assistance is needed.
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PublishedAugust 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.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2020
Dairy farmers, specialty crop growers see most Maine coronavirus aid
Farmers in the state have received nearly $20 million in total.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
An increased appetite for local food keeps farm stores bustling
The farms are also trying harder to reach customers directly, updating websites and holding sales.