Mayfield's Dairy Cuts Jobs in Distribution System to Fight Rising Price of Milk
Submitted by WDEF on September 3, 2008 - 6:52pm.
News | Consumer News | McMinn County News
Mayfield Dairy in Athens is eliminating some jobs to fight the rising costs of milk production. The company is cutting about a hundred workers from its distribution centers. But the production plants won't be affected. The layoffs will be spread out over a nine state service area. Scottie Mayfield isn't sure how much the cuts will allow them to drop prices.. But they need to become more competitive with other brands.
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DON'T CUT OUT FARMERS MONIES
DON'T CUT OUT FARMERS MONIES. I KNOW MAYFIELD & SOME OTHER LARGE MILK DISTRIBUTORS RAISE THEIR OWN CATTLE. BUT THE HARD WORKING FARMERS THAT BRING IT TO THE TABLE ALSO, JUST BARELY SCRIMP BY WITH GAS PRICES & COST TO SEED/ HARVEST GRAIN TO FEED THEM IN THE WINTER MONTHS. PLUS THE TRACTORS THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOB USE A GOOD BIT OF FUEL... SO WHEN YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PRICE OF MILK, REMEMBER WHAT THE FARMER OF TODAY HAS TO DEAL WITH... THEN SAY A PRAYER FOR THEM. HOPEFULLY IT WILL ALL GET BATTER WITH OUR NEW PRESIDENT.