To many Americans, the concept of family farms brings to mind memories of long ago times. Every day, Synergy proves that this does not have to be the case.

We are a partnership of farm families that strives to effectively combine our people, assets, and the love of our ways of life in order to compete in the global agricultural marketplace. We firmly believe that working together to be good stewards of our land is critical to the future success of our businesses.

We have humble beginnings, and succeed by remaining close to our values. We are committed to the land, the cattle, and to people. We work hard, and leverage our capabilities by forming alliances between production agriculture families, so that we may have an impact on the industry as it continues to evolve.

In the absence of large-scale government support of agriculture as in the EU and Canada, family farms need to be able adapt to the increasingly downward pressure on commodity prices by partnering with like-minded businesses. As a result, fixed costs can be spread over a larger base while allowing family enterprises to specialize in their core competency, be it milking the cows, producing the crops, or providing management expertise.

Facts:

• 99% of dairy farms in the United States over 200 cows are family owned


• Dairy farm revenues in New York State total over $1.5 billion every year


• Dairy farmers depend on local economies to support their businesses


• It has been estimated that for each increase of $1 million in dairy farm sales in New York State, 21 new jobs will be created. These new jobs can be in the form of veterinarians, equipment dealers, and feed suppliers, as well as jobs brought in by new processing opportunities (specialty cheese, organic, etc.)