A representative of the board immediately called Readington Farms and reminded Readington of the Pennsylvania law requiring the milk handler to give milk producers 28 days notice before termination. Learn more by visiting theReadington Farms website. (LogOut/ Rudy Miller may be reached at rmiller@lehighvalleylive.com. An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. The plant remained in the Durling family for four generations before being sold to Wakefern in 1990. The Meyers milk quality is exceptional, with a somatic cell count hovering around 67,000 and P.I. No development plans have been submitted to Palmer Township, according to the townships planning director. The smell is coming from the old shuttered Walmart.. The project will initially generate 281 jobs, although that figure could grow to 500 within about five years, the grant application says. Pre-design plan review was to be part of the Upper Macungie Township Planning Commissions August 2021 meeting, but this review was postponed to October and again postponed to January 2022, according to township agendas and minutes. Lets see where it goes, Colver said. 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Movie' hits $1B, is No. READINGTON TWP. The Whitehouse Station, New Jersey-based dairy hopes to relocate to 1600 Van Buren Road in Palmer Township. More Local Journalism to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 4/30/23. China canceled more corn purchases this past week. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. That creates the need for a temporary lot. The land is zoned for light, limited industrial use. How to make sure your tax refund, other mail doesn't get stolen, What the Tech? The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. The planning commission's regular meeting is scheduled for Wednesday night. The [brand] name on the containers was changed to bowl and basket.. The process gives milk a longer shelf life, the sheet says. Dairies to Get New Market as New Jersey's Readington Farms Phases Out Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). Success! for print subscribers. DFA purchased the Cumberland Dairy in Bridgeton, N.J. in November 2017. The farm is reconsidering a project they had put off due to the low milk prices the last several years. However, it is very evident that no one has taken the pulse of their dairy farmers. It will also be breezy and cool. Unfortunately, we are in a different ballgame. Calls have also been placed with Verano and the New Jersey DEP. 7 Pa. Code sec. Payne is vice president of DTI Development of Pittsburgh and is listed as the contact person on the grant. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Follow him on Twitter @RudyMillerLV. Really, we looked at options closely and tried to figure out where we would take the least hit, not which one is the most comparable with Readington.. In addition to the proposed building, the plans calls for the construction of a roughly 3,000-square-foot bank to be located on the 1-acre parcel. Readington Farms, Inc. * 4 Principals See who the company's key decision makers are 24 Contacts Reach the right people with access to detailed contact information. Grain markets collapsed this past week, posting lower weekly closes on massive fund selling. Success! The Meyers reported that their last milk check was $25.93 per cwt. Will Readington Dairy farmers be left behind? | PennLive letters In conclusion, I want to say that after I heard about Readingtons closure, the first call I made was to the PA Milk Marketing Board. She knew that between Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Lanco-Pennland and Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers, there were options on the table as to where they could ship milk to. The day before Christmas, dairy producers Kent and Coreena Meyer opened a letter from their milk processor, Wakefern Food Corp., owner of Readington Farms in Whitehouse Station, N.J., informing them they no longer would be picking up their milk. We wanted to free up the line of credit for emergencies to allow us to breathe.. "And now we get this odor, and people don't want to come and some people would rather stay outside, but the fact is they don't want to smell the odor," said American Legion member Daniel Dort. counts less than 2,000. Dairy farmers need this confirmed. The Walmart closed back in 2018, and left the giant space available. 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