HINESBURG, Vt. – Dairies across the Northeast face nightmarish market forces with high feed costs and revenue spoiled by low milk prices. But in Hinesburg, Matt Baldwin is preparing to fulfill his dream of opening a dairy farm.
"I'm going into this with my eyes wide-open," he said.
He's banking his farm and family's future on strong demand for organic milk.
"This is the only way we see that we can financially justify doing it," Baldwin said.
His fields are certified or heading that way, and he's transitioning his newly purchased cows off antibiotics and onto a strict diet. Baldwin will hedge his bet by selling other organic crops as well.
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