DAKIN DAIRY FARMS, INC.
MYAKKA, FLORIDA

Our Mission , as a multigenerational Florida dairy farming family, is to produce superior quality, wholesome, farm fresh dairy products from healthy cows using environmentally sustainable practices and state-of-the- art methods. Dakin Dairy Farms… “The Beginning” The Dakin family dairy businesses all started with Romanus (Pete) Dakin, born in Livermore, ME in 1926. After serving three years in the Navy, Pete started a dairy in Livermore, ME in 1948, where he milked 16 cows. By 1960, his dairy grew to 60 milking cows and he bought a second dairy farm down the road where he milked another 30 cows. In October of 1963 Pete went to Florida with a friend to take his mother to her winter home and when he returned to Maine, he told his wife Jeanette and the boys “we’re moving to Florida.” After settling in Parrish, Florida, Pete purchased 60 acres, built two chicken houses and began chicken farming. He also bought 400 feeder bulls. After five years of chicken farming, his contract was over and the bottom fell out of the beef business. After exclaiming years before “he’d never milk another cow again” he proclaimed “dairying is the only business where we made money” so he built a milking parlor in 1974 between the two chicken houses and converted them to feed barns. He scraped the rest of his money together and bought 110 springing (ready to calve) heifers and started purchasing the 200 surrounding acres. In 1980 his two eldest sons, Cameron and Farren, purchased and built their own Dairy Farms in Myakka City. They operate today as Cameron Dakin Dairy and Farren Dakin Dairy. In 1990, Pete retired from Dairy Farming with a herd of 750 Holsteins which he sold to his two youngest sons, Rodney and Jerry. In 2001 Jerry and his wife Karen purchased their own property in Myakka City. Pete passed away and the family converted the Parrish homestead property to a small beef ranch. Jerry, and his brothers, Cameron and Farren have the last three remaining dairy farms in Manatee County. All three grow high protein grasses utilizing their recycled resources and incorporate fresh grass into the diets of their cows. The "fresh grass" diet of their cows is absolutely the key to the sweet, creamy flavor of Dakin Milk and provides added health benefits to the cows which pass through to the milk such as, omega 3's and CLA's (natural cancer inhibitors). Provides the best source of natural beta-carotene, vitamin D and vitamin E, for better cow health and more nutritious milk. Provides a sustainable source of year round nutritious forage unique to our Florida climate. Dakin Dairy's Mission As a multigenerational Florida dairy farming family is to produce superior quality, wholesome, farm fresh dairy products from healthy cows. We are committed to using environmentally sustainable practices and state-of-the- art methods. We are also committed to promoting the education of the public about dairy farming and the nutritional benefits of "natures perfect food" - MILK! Directions to Dakin Dairy Farms Contact Dakin Dairy Farms Each year we become even more sustainable by recycling & reusing our natural resources on the farm. We're very close to a major achievement… Transforming the farm's methane gas accumulated into Sustainability Comes Naturally to Dakin Dairy Farms Provides the best source of natural beta-carotene, vitamin D and vitamin E, for better cow health and more nutritious milk. Provides a sustainable source of year round nutritious forage unique to our Florida climate. Dakin Dairy's Mission As a multigenerational Florida dairy farming family is to produce superior quality, wholesome, farm fresh dairy products from healthy cows. We are committed to using environmentally sustainable practices and state-of-the- art methods. We are also committed to promoting the education of the public about dairy farming and the nutritional benefits of "natures perfect food" - MILK! Directions to Dakin Dairy Farms Contact Dakin Dairy Farms I authorize investigation of all statements on this application contained herein and the references listed to give Dakin Dairy Farms any and all information concerning my employment or personal information deemed pertinent that they may have and release Dakin Dakin Farms from any liability for any damage that may result from utilization of such information. I also understand and agree that no representative has any authority to enter into any agreement for employment for any specified period of time, or to make any agreement contrary to the foregoing unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized company representative. Dakin Dairy's Mission As a multigenerational Florida dairy farming family is to produce superior quality, wholesome, farm fresh dairy products from healthy cows. We are committed to using environmentally sustainable practices and state-of-the- art methods. We are also committed to promoting the education of the public about dairy farming and the nutritional benefits of "natures perfect food" - MILK! Directions to Dakin Dairy Farms Contact Dakin Dairy Farms In 2002, the Dakin family realized their dream of constructing a new, state-of-the art dairy farm in Manatee County, incorporating sustainable practices into the facility, including year round production of fresh grasses rich in omegas and conjugated linoleic acids that are incorporated into their cows’ diet. The result is nutrition-packed milk with amazing flavor and an off the chart chocolate milk! Dakin Dairy Farms’ season opens the first Saturday in October with a Festival "4 Life" and concludes the season the first Saturday in June with a "Dairy Day" Festival, honoring National Dairy Month. The Farm Market is open all year round offering fresh milk and cheese, Farm Market Cafe, ice cream, milk shakes and gifts! Dakin Dairy Farms is the only dairy farm in Florida open to the public that produces and bottles their own milk right on the farm! 1,000 acres of sustainable family farming just 20 minutes off of I-75 at SR 70 or Fruitville Road offers unique things to do for families in and around Bradenton, Sarasota, Tampa, and Orlando. Dakin Dairy Farms is 45 minutes from the most gorgeous beaches in the world & 1.5 hours from Disney World offering a unique opportunity to highlight the two major economies in Florida – Tourism & Agriculture!