Proposed dairy processing plant could boost milk prices statewide

Milking time at Island Acres Farm in South Hero. File photo by Josh Larkin/VTDigger
This story by Bob Audette was published by the Brattleboro Reformer on May 17.
BRATTLEBORO — The prospect of a new dairy processing plant in Windham County is good news for dairy farmers around Vermont, said Diane Bothfeld, the director of administrative services and dairy policy for the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets.
“When a new processor comes online, there is less powdered milk, w