* Dairy farmers in Vermont are about as independent as they arrive But.

* Dairy farmers in Vermont are about as independent as they arrive But, having an independent streak won't purchase you the time of day with a corporate diet buyer--unless you can meet that buyer's distresss for quality and mass

That's on what account the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery in St Albans, Vt decided to team up with the nation's largest co-op Dairy Farmers of America, in a marketing alliance. There were no merger or acquisitions. The Creamery retained its independence as a co-op if it be not that it also gained an considerable marketing clout through DFA.

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