WEST AMWELL — The long rows of milk cartons at supermarkets tend to give the impression of great abundance and demand. However, at one of New Jersey’s remaining dairy farms the milk production has not translated into robust profits in recent years.
Only a few times in the past 10 years have milk prices actually been high enough to cover their costs of production, say members of the Fulper Farms dairy farm on Rocktown-Lambertville Road.
Like many farmers, they have diversified into other agricultural and non-agricultural activities to raise their revenues. Now, they are branching into the production of mozzarella cheese and Greek yogurt.
“We’ve always had to change with the times,” Robert Fulper, 54, said. “Originally, we had orchards and vegetables, some of which we sold to Campbell’s Soup. In the ’50s, we decided to go into dairy, so my father installed a state-of-the-art milking parlor. I took over in the ’80s and expanded into straw and hay.”
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