Restless farmers want change at the Dairy Goat Co-op

Restless farmers want change at the Dairy Goat Co-op
The Dairy Goat Co-operative processing site in Hamilton. (Image: Facebook)
Riley Kennedy
The long-serving chair of Dairy Goat Co-Operative, Campbell Storey, is hanging on to his job despite pressure from its farmer shareholders for him to go.In recent years, the farmgate price for goat milk has plummeted nearly 50% while the amount farmers can supply has been cut by nearly a quarter.That's despite the government pouring millions of dollars into the industry through a primary growth partnership originally aimed at developing a $400 million goat milk infant formula sector. After reaching a peak in 2020, Dairy Goat Co-operati...

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