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Department of Agriculture

COMPLETION OF THE NEW JERSEY FRESH SCHOOL MILK PROJECT AT CLOVER FARMS DAIRY

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 30, 2025
  

P.O. Box 14627

Reading, PA 19612                             

Contact: Daniel Wunderlich
E: daniel.wunderlich@ag.nj.gov

COMPLETION OF THE NEW JERSEY FRESH SCHOOL MILK PROJECT AT CLOVER FARMS DAIRY

(READING, Pa.) - Clover Farms Dairy is pleased to announce the completion of its ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Fresh School Milk facility project, which was supported by a $500,000 grant from the State of Vermont with collaboration from the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Department of Agriculture. The grant was awarded through the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center. Matching funds were required with the grant award. The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center’s goal is to create resiliency and long-term sustainability for northeast dairy businesses.

The primary purpose of the grant was to upgrade the infrastructure and equipment at Clover Farms Dairy to allow for the purchase and segregation of milk from ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ dairy farmers for the capacity to package and sell milk half pints to K to 12 school districts throughout ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ. ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ law requires that ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ public schools service students ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ-produced milk whenever possible. 

Primary activities under this project included the repair of raw milk silos, installing a new product mix valve manifold to direct the flow of milk, securing raw milk from ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ farmers, and obtaining purchasing commitments from ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ school districts. Clover Farms Dairy anticipates selling over 13M cartons annually to ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ school systems. 

Clover Farms Dairy, in business for over 87 years, is a milk processor located in Reading, Pennsylvania, receiving milk from over 150 independent farmers. Clover Farms Dairy sells to schools, supermarkets, and other wholesale customers across Pennsylvania, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, New York, Maryland, and Delaware.

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