Time is Running Out for Jersey Dairy Farmers

Surviving dairy farms in New Jersey — where there is a lack of state price support and some of the highest costs of doing business than any other farming region in the country — are struggling to stay afloat. Only 93 dairy farms remain in the state, a 39 percent decrease from three years ago, according to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. Farmers have taken historic losses and some are going out of business since the base rate for milk last year fell below levels seen in 1980. Learn more or read how FSA is helping dairy farmers.