The Illinois-based dairy cooperative, Prairie Farms, has announced that they will be closing their plant in Homeward, Ala., at the end of the month. The cooperative will also close seven other facilities in Alabama as well as four operations in Georgia. Currently, it remains unknown as to why these plants are closing.
“Employees of the milk plant will be offered benefits and severance packages,” public relations manager, Darin Copeland, explained in a statement to CBS 42. “Impacted employees are encouraged to apply for open positions at other Prairie Farms facilities, and the leadership team is in communication with area manufacturers about open positions they are needing to fill.”
Dairy producers who originally shipped to these Prairie Farms plants will now have to find a different home for their milk. It is still unknown as to where this milk will be directed.
