At the end of this year, H.P. Hood will stop buying milk from organic dairy farms The decision comes at a time when demand for organic milk is down, and will affect dozens of farms in Vermont, Maine, New York and New Hampshire.
The
demand for organic milk and dairy products has grown by double digits each year
since 2005 – until this year. Now the shrinking economy has pushed consumer demand for pricey organic
products down and that’s left some organic farms in trouble.