Riverview, LLP is a family- and employee-owned agricultural business based in Morris, Minnesota, focused primarily on dairy farming while also feeding beef cattle and developing its first milk processing plant. Its roots reach back to Paul Fehr’s 1939 farm, and the company opened its first dairy in 1995 before expanding into dairy farms and feedlots across the Upper Midwest and Southwest. Riverview also emphasizes land and water stewardship, including stormwater recycling that reduces groundwater use by 40–50%.
Hartzler Family Dairy, IncHartzler Family Dairy, Inc. is a family-owned Wooster dairy that farms, processes and sells minimally processed milk along with dairy products such as cheese and hand-packed ice cream. Harold and Patricia Hartzler began farming in Wayne County in the early 1950s, and the family opened its Wooster storefront and processing plant in 1996. Today, Joe Hartzler and his son Jace run the business under the family philosophy “As Nature Intended,” using pasture-fed cows in warm months and returning milk in reusable glass bottles.WOOSTER, OH
Ronnybrook Farm DairyFounded by the Osofsky family in 1941, Ronnybrook Farm Dairy is a Hudson Valley dairy that bottles unhomogenized milk in glass and makes minimally processed dairy products on the farm. Brothers Ron and Rick Osofsky revived the Creamline tradition about 30 years ago, and their extended family remains involved today. Ronnybrook pairs old-fashioned production with a stated commitment to humane animal treatment, including a herd descended from prizewinning Holsteins raised by the family for nearly 70 years.ANCRAMDALE, NY
CY Farms, LLCStarted as a 25-cow dairy in 1951, CY Farms has grown into a multigenerational, family-owned agricultural operation in western New York producing field crops and vegetables across 6,500 acres. Craig and Christian Yunker run the farm with five managers and a staff of 35, continuing a pattern of diversification that now includes a sister sod business with 300 acres in production. The farm rotates traditional grains and forage with onions, peas and other vegetables while testing new crops and practices.ELBA, NY