Dairy Farmers of America Kicks Off $ 30M Expansion of St. Albans Plant

July 23, 2020 Ike Bendavid, WCAX

Twenty-five dairy farms have closed down in Vermont since the start of the year. Agriculture officials say 21 of them were due to financial struggles related to the pandemic. But there is some good news when it comes to dairy farms in our region. Dairy Farmers of America says a $ 30 million investment is on the way to their processing plant in St. Albans.

St. Albans Co-op to Merge with Kansas City-based Dairy Farmers of America

The century-old St. Albans Cooperative Creamery took a step Monday toward a merger with the much larger Dairy Farmers of America in Kansas City.