GROTON, N.Y. (WSYR) — Central New York’s dairy farmers traveled to Carey Farm to discuss a myriad of challenges they are facing with United States Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins.
A dairy farmer has an around-the-clock job, working 365 days a year. The job can be gratifying, but it can also be an ongoing battle for generational farmers who work to keep their families’ legacies going with rising costs looming.
“Six-dollar fuel is really hurting the bank,” Eric Carey, a fifth-generation dairy farmer, said…