As farmers of a 400-head herd of Holstein dairy cattle in South Annville Township, Brent and Stacey Copenhaver know that the milk their cows produce at Talview Dairy has a big impact on the local economy.
“I think, especially right now, when you think of the small businesses around us and what has happened to them, that buying local is so important to spur on our local economies,” Stacey Copenhaver said. “Buying Pennsylvania milk definitely helps our small businesses continue to thrive.”
Getting the milk from the farm to your local grocery store requires a chain of workers, most of whom live in the local community.
From the nearby veterinarians who care for the cattle to the truck drivers who haul the milk to the dairy and the grocery store workers who stock the shelves, the financial impact of the dairy industry on a local community is massive.