FSA Administrator Garcia: “We know these disasters have caused serious economic hardships for our livestock producers. We’ll do all we can to assist in their recovery.”
The largest capital project undertaken since California Dairies Inc. built its Visalia plant in 2007, the new evaporator will increase the co-op’s ability to meet tight export specifications on value-added milk powders.
More than 37 million U.S. dairy cows have been supplemented with Posilac over its 20 years in the marketplace, reducing producers’ costs by about $6.3 billion over the two decades.
The funding will help dairy farmers convert farm waste to energy and develop individualized business and environmental plans to reduce operating costs and increase profitability.
