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Daisy Dairy to ‘moove’ on into LC
By Connie Beard
Published November 14, 2009
Owners of Daisy Farms — a 10,000-plus dairy planned five miles south of Paris along Texas 19 and 24 highways were welcomed to Lamar County Friday on the heels of a memorandum of understanding signed this past week between Daisy Farms, the City of Paris and Paris Economic Development Corporation.
Approximately 100 invited guests welcoming owner David Sokolsky and several other employees of Daisy Brand convened at Paris Golf & Country Club.
“This is a great economic boon for the community and we hope it will be a great economic boon and positive endeavor for Daisy Farms as well,” said Dan Smith, president of Paris Economic Development Corporation.
“This is a good-size endeavor and we’ll need help in our relationship now and going forward,” Sokolsky said. “We appreciate the reception and the honor, and we’re darn glad we’re here.”
Plans for the operation have been in the works since January.
“It took some time, but that made us all the more determined to get here,” Sokolsky said.
Daisy Farms is being developed to provide quality milk for Daisy Brand’s premier sour cream and cottage cheese products, which are produced in Garland.
“We’re getting into the dairy business because Daisy wants a better food product,” Sokolsky said. “Daisy Brand is about being better. That differentiates us from everyone else. We believe in constantly improving and that philosophy will follow the farm.”
State permits for 10,000-head facility have been acquired and land purchases continue, with the bulk under contract. The next major hurdle is signing a water contract.
“I’m assured all is well (with the water contract negotiations),” Sokolsky said. “These things take time, but the attitude is good.”
Meanwhile the company is proceeding with plans, operating under the memorandum of understanding.
The MOU is a long-term water sale contract and economic incentive between the City of Paris, PEDC and Daisy Farms, with Daisy assuring it will bring jobs to the area and PEDC supporting the company in its efforts, according to Kent McIlyar, attorney for the City of Paris.
Daisy Farm will begin construction of a 220-acre heifer facility as soon as work on CR 12600 is completed. Plans for beginning construction of the first of three dairies are set for the fall of 2010.
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