Foremost Farms USA to build dairy campus In Greenville, Mich.
The facility, which would receive up to 6 million pounds of raw milk per day, is expected to be operational within two years.
Foremost Farms USA, Baraboo, Wis., said it plans to build a dairy processing facility in Greenville, Mich. On Nov. 9, 2017, the company closed on the purchase of 96 acres of vacant property in Greenville, and is working closely with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and other Michigan and Greenville entities moving forward to ensure a successful project. The project is contingent upon receiving approvals of necessary local and state incentives and support, including a long-term wastewater treatment solution.
“Foremost Farms’ executive management and board of directors plan to strategically build this facility in Greenville in order to control our own destiny in Michigan and unify our seven-state membership,” said Michael Doyle, Foremost Farms’ president and CEO. "All of our members produce high-quality milk, and this facility is part of the plan to optimize that value today and into the future.